Where to buy Bugs??

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Cornfed

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Can anyone give me a good place to buy bugs. I'm looking to get some silk worms and maybe some of those phoenix worms I see everyone talking about. We don't get a wide selection of bugs were I live. We get crickets,meal worms, super meal worms, and wax worms. From what I have read none of those are that good for a everyday meal.

If you guys can think of some other good bugs I could get for my little beardie please let me know.

Thanks.
 

hartungs

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Welcome to the forum. You will find that there is a vast wealth of knowledge here. Could you take a little time a fill out the profile? That will allow others to see more about you...like where you are. There are many on this forum who believe that dubia are the best feeders out there (me too). However, there are other feeders that will work as well.

Mealworms are not a good feeder for beardies as they have a high chitin/protien ratio. Supers are a much better choice, however, you need to make sure that your beardie is large enough (over 15"). Any smaller and you increase the risk of impaction.

I hope this helps out. I am sure that others will chime in here as well...
 

wes

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This is the first I've heard that crickets aren't acceptable as a daily feeder. I thought it was the most common.

It seems phoenix worms and silk worms are two of the best feeders. But if you want to raise your own, I have to agree with Sam that you can't beat the Blaptica Dubia.
 

Fallencomrade2008

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Superworms and roaches are both good staple foods and are easy to raise your own. I get my worms at Greatlakeshornworm.com and my roaches from The roachranch.com or Aaronpauling.com depending on who is stocked. Both are wonderful. Pheonix worms are very small in conparrision to these and are difficult to use as a staple because a dragon can eat like 50 or something like that in 1 sitting.
 
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