two feeding questions; soft bodied worms and cactus pads

[ash0587]

hello all!
So I bought yoshi wax worms the other day because my choice of feeders at petco right now is wax worms, mealworms or those aggressive Jamaican crickets. I intend to order some feeders from lindas, mulberry or reptiworms site soon but for now I'm stuck with wax worms. so here is my first question; with wax worms (or butter worms cuz I would love to get some of those) is it ok to feed the larger worms that are a little bigger than the space between her eyes, as long as I let her bask for awhile and take a break before continuing her meal? I hate to waste half the container of worms but if I must I will. right now she's only got a half inch between her eyes so that severely limits me on appropriate sized feeders.
ok secondly, has anyone here tried feeding cactus pads? did your dragon eat it, or turn up their nose? I want to just try something new every week and cactus pads from the local health food store sounds interesting but I'm wondering what kind of experience others have had while I'm waiting for her current veggies to run low.
Thanks everyone!
~Ash

 

[AchiKat]

we are pretty much in the same boat as you, till our feeder shipment comes in from mulberry all we have is wax worms, and the black reptiworms my allie wont even touch unless shes starving

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

soft bodied worms are ok to feed a little larger.
Ive tried cactus pad. 1/2 of the poopers love it the other half wont look at it. I use it as a treat or add in.

 

[Fuzzyviper]

The soft bodied worms are fine to feed at a larger size. With worms, it's more of a choking hazard than an impaction issue. Just monitor during feeding to make sure everything goes down okay. Food with dragons is the dragon's preference, really. Some dragons like certain veggies, other hate them. You can always put a little bit in the salad to see if they will eat them or not. My little one hates waxworms and they're apparently beardie candy. :lol:

 

[valcash]

Clean the pads really well. Some are still prickly.

 

[Gail]

I always peeled the pads.

 

[wendytx]

Yesterday I fed my beardie cactus pad for the first time. I only cut of the spikes and he didn't eat much. Today I tried to peel it and mixed it with other veggies...Hopefully he will eat it this time.

 

[Beardednoob]

I always peeled the pads.

This must have been a chore as they are so slimy on the inside. :shock:

 

[Carnivorouszoo]

You could always breed the waxies that are too big

 

[ash0587]

She ended up loving the cactus pad, but it is such a pain to peel and then chop into tiny pieces. as for the wax worms, Once I get my dubia colony going shes getting cut off. she is gonna end up getting overweight with how she chows them down!