SJM":45cc5 said:I also think that Phoenix Worms will grow too fast for your beardie, especially in hot climates.
jargonchipmunk":f47b2 said:of you're asking for a staple food (I.E. what you feed him all the time.) get small pheonix worms. Sadly, they're the only option for worms with a baby beardie. wax worms and butter worms are only for treats, as they have too much fatty content. supers can't be fed until the dragon reaches 16" in length, as before that time, they have a dangerous kink in the digestive tract that can lead to impaction with this particular worm. (not to mention supers are huge lol)
small crickets will be a much more cost effective alternative (although the pheonix worms are one of the two most nutricious foods you can feed a beardie as a staple bug) small silkworms would be the other, but they're even more cost prohibitive and are a lot harder to keep alive until your dragon eats them all.
a lot of people feed dubia nymphs (baby roaches) but I, like so many others, can't have roaches of any type in the house, a rule which comes down from the Lady
imperialkingworms":53b61 said:Actually, you can buy supers as small as 1/4". Of course it wouldn't be a good idea to feed a huge 2" super to a baby dragon, but there is no reason why you can't adjust the size of the supers to meet the needs of smaller dragons. Feeding the smallest sizes gets around the problem of kinks in the digestive tract while still offering supers as a quality staple for all size dragons.
They are actually softer bodied than meal worms, but at larger sizes, they can pose a problem for impaction in smaller dragons, hence the reason they are generally suggested for dragons on 16". If you use a size proportional to the size of your dragon, you can use superworms as part of a small dragon's diet though.Embee":85834 said:imperialkingworms":85834 said:Actually, you can buy supers as small as 1/4". Of course it wouldn't be a good idea to feed a huge 2" super to a baby dragon, but there is no reason why you can't adjust the size of the supers to meet the needs of smaller dragons. Feeding the smallest sizes gets around the problem of kinks in the digestive tract while still offering supers as a quality staple for all size dragons.
Is there not a an impaction risk with supers? I haven't seen one "in the flesh" myself, but my understanding is that they have a hard shell similar to a meal worm, and this is a further reason they are not ideal for babies. :dontknow:
Thanks!
Em
imperialkingworms":b0944 said:They are actually softer bodied than meal worms, but at larger sizes, they can pose a problem for impaction in smaller dragons, hence the reason they are generally suggested for dragons on 16". If you use a size proportional to the size of your dragon, you can use superworms as part of a small dragon's diet though.
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