variety

[Epic]

first off, sorry for asking a question that i'm sure has been answered several times. i'm at work and the computer won't let me 'search'.

i currently feed my beardie 50-70 crickets a day. sometimes less, sometimes way more. :wink: i want to add some variety to his live diet. what worm can i feed him daily to replace one of the cricket feedings? do i feed the worm the same as a cricket (as many as he can eat in 15min.) i feed him 2-3 times a day. what kind of worm can i feed him as a treat, like once a week? what about husbandry for the worms? lastly, i saw a thread with people getting bad worms from mulberry, have they fixed the issue, or would you recommend going somewhere else? i live 10 miles away from them, and they offer local pick up.

my beardie is about 10 weeks old, and 8 in. head to tail tip.

thanks!!!

 

[nesta's mommy]

hornworms are great!! so are waxworms (treats!!! and only treats!!) silkies and phoenix worms are also wonderful and mulberry farms is probably one of the best customer service around!!

 

[Epic]

would you feed hornworms as a staple in addition to crickets? or is that a treat as well?

 

[BestRoach]

Hornworms are great, I recently tried some myself. I have used silkworms in the past, but their fragility turned me off. Nothing like buying a large quantity of worms just to have 2/3 of them die because you exhaled in the next room.
Pheonix worms are also a good choice, but they are rather small. If you have anything other than a tiny baby, the price of pheonix worms will add up fast.

I have been to mulbarry farms in person, and they are really nice people. Top notch operation, on a scale I could only hope to achieve. If I need something other than roaches, they are my default suppliar.