ataraxia
Hatchling Member
Drache613":lpy3q8py said:However, it is not a "myth" as you state as far as a healthy dragon not getting impacted from mealworms. If too many are eaten, they can throw up or become impacted, plus, they have more shell than meat & really are not all that healthy. Feeding too much fat at young ages sets them up for storing too much fat in their liver & can contribute to fatty liver disease early on. I think the type & amount of fatty feeders being used now may be one thing that is causing early deaths in dragons. There have been an unusual number of liver issues in the last several years which is alarming.
When they are growing, it is best to use leaner sources of protein to allow the liver not to have to break down too much fat early on.
Tracie
munchkins9802":lpy3q8py said:also go to beautifuldragons.com for a good source of what to give. your choice to give mealworms but remember they are known to cause impaction in beardies under 1 yr of age.
Please someone give me link to legitimate actual findings of meal worm impaction in bearded dragons. NOT what someone may have thought/thinks meal worms were the cause and has no real means of testing this.
I have been feeding my dragons and other reptiles meal worms as a part of a diversified feeding regiment for years. I have NEVER had any impaction problems......EVER.
The thing that bothers me is that people read something and believe it. A 10 year old could have written an article on it and now has thousands of followers.
Now if you cant provide actual articles from credible sources, why continue giving false information.