Hi, if you get a beardie with a clean bill of health, do they still get parasites (or high levels anyway as I know low levels of coccidia is manageable) from the worms and crickets that you feed them over time? Is there any need to get a fecal test done if their poops look the same & normal each day? If they do get them over time, than are certain worms more prone than others to give them or crickets vs worms? Any thoughts, thanks
Jennifer
Hello My beardie got parasites from crickets that I got at petsmart. I no longer get them from there because of this and the fact that they are super expensive. You should get a fecal done once a year like a yearly check up. It is just to make sure that nothing is wrong. I think that crickets probably have more bacteria then any other feeder.
Thanks, Brittani, that's what I was afraid of. The temps in CT will be in the 40's this week so I was going to try switching him to Phoenix Worms with all the good I've read about them. He is a little over 5 months and doesn't love hunting crickets down (he was not raised on crickets the first 4 months). Now with the calcium in Phoenix worms, I don't need to dust them with calcium, correct? But still use the multi-vitamin a couple days a week (1x a day)? And as long as I get the right size, I'm ok using as a staple for a beardie his age?
Thanks!
Jennifer