Thoughts on Butterworms?

[grendel9]

I noticed that on the beardie nutrition site (which I love, btw), butterworms are listed as black for occasional. On the Mulberry Farms website, though, it states butters have twice the calcium of other feeder insects.

Grendel loves her butterworms, they're easier to store than silkworms (I always get mold issues with silkworms), and I just get less grossed out by them. Frankly, I'd prefer to feed them - along with the Repti/Phoenix worms.

Does anyone have any thoughts/experience/suggestions for me and my diva?

Thanks!!

 

[Carnivorouszoo]

I heard that butters and waxs are fattier than other feeders and that's why you don't feed them everyday.

 

[lauraj1055]

Butterworms are not as bad as everyone thinks.. And they are not nearly as fattening as wax worms. See the attached chart.. I feed my kids (beardies) butterworms, they love them.. along with dubia and reptiworms. Someone once told me on here that feeding Butterworms is like living on a snickers, but then I found this website.. and now I disagree.

http://www.elliotsbutterworms.com/nutrition.htm

 

[grendel9]

Thanks for your responses. I've had a lot of luck keeping butters alive, and Grendel likes them, so I'd love to be able to use them as a staple along with phoenix/reptiworms. That chart looks great! Thank you!!