Phoenix worms in poop!

[Jmoo]

i purchased 1000 phoenix worms yesterday and fed my female 20-30 and my guy 15-25 today when i woke up to check on them i noticed my female's poop had phoenix worms in it! and some were still alive!..

i googled it and some people say it happens and some people say they stopped feeding phoenix worms because of this.. others also wrote that they slowed down the feeding to 1 at a time so he could munch the worms up instead of swallowing them ..and the last thing they said was to poke the worm with a needle so the beardies stomach acids could get through the skin of the worms..

basking spots are 100-115
uvb bulb reptisun 10.0
cool side 75-80


is it ok if that happens? could the phoenix worms do damage inside the beardies belly? any help or input will be appreciated .. thanks

 

[Taterbug]

I don't think they could do any harm, (but not certain) but they aren't doing any good since they aren't getting digested. If your dragon will chew them if you offer slower that's the best option, otherwise you may want to consider piercing them.

 

[Wippersnapper]

You could also cut the head off.

 

[Jmoo]

ive been pinning them so hopefully it works.. i wish my dubia colony would hurry up and produce babies! lol .. as for cutting the heads off.. i dont think my beardies will eat them if they are not moving.. but ill try it. im trying to get away from crickets..

taterbug thanks .. i think you are replying to all of my posts lol

 

[Jmoo]

*just an update*

havent seen any worms in his poop after pinning them