lostapiarist
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I have read all over this site about mealworms not being a good staple. The reasons for this are not good calcium value and the overly chitinous shell. My well respected exotic pet vet recommends Mealworms or Cockroaches over Crickets (http://www.avianexoticanimalhospital.com/documents/BeardedDragonFeedingInfo.pdf), since my wife has a hang up with large beetle like creatures I am looking into the Mealworms. I am getting conflicting information all over the place. If one dusts or suplements a mealworm with calcium does this make them an acceptable staple for an adolescent beardie?
Well I seem to have answered my own question sufficiently. I am thinking of using as a supplemental food source, so I can cut down on the crickets. I have tried silk worms and phoenix worms and our beardie wasnt very impressed with them, he loves his crickets. Changing his diet to the worms also predictably made his stools very loose.
Pro
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/facehugger/insect.html
http://listserv.uoguelph.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0708c&L=waterdragon&P=598
http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
Con
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html
As a Supplement
http://www.dachiu.com/care/abeard.html
Well I seem to have answered my own question sufficiently. I am thinking of using as a supplemental food source, so I can cut down on the crickets. I have tried silk worms and phoenix worms and our beardie wasnt very impressed with them, he loves his crickets. Changing his diet to the worms also predictably made his stools very loose.
Pro
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/facehugger/insect.html
http://listserv.uoguelph.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0708c&L=waterdragon&P=598
http://www.feederinsects.co.za/feederinsects_mealworms.htm
Con
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html
As a Supplement
http://www.dachiu.com/care/abeard.html