Worms...

[culbert9]

So worms are much easier to keep than crickets because they live longer and dont chirp all night and can hand feed. So which worms would you recommend? I know meal worms are kinda hard for BD's to digest and i know wax worms are basically pure fat. The other options i have are super worms but i have a baby beardie so those are not a option. What kind of worms do you use?

What i have been doing is buying wax worms and when my 30-40 crickets run out i feed her dusted wax worms until i get the time to go back out and get more crickets. Meal worms are about 1/2 as cheap as wax worms so this last batch i decided to get meal worms because i feel that Lola is healthy enough to digest them properly.

 

[BrittanyS]

Phoenix worms are a GREAT choice. They are HIGH in calcium. I use butter worms, they are pretty expensive but my beardie loves them. So I give her crickets, butter worms, and greens. I really don't think meal worms are good for any beardie no matter how healthy they are, they have a hard shell and cause cause impaction which can be deadly. Butter worms are cool too cause they aren't gross looking (lol). They are like orange/red and don't smell.

 

[Ethelia]

Pheonix worms, Butter worms and Silkworms are all great feeders.
I use Butters and supers for my juvie and tiny butters for my baby along with greens.

Holly

 

[diamc]

[Moved here from General Discussion forum]

 

[culbert9]

Where do you get these pheonic and butter worms? They closest place to me is petco so thats where i get my crickets and worms and i dont think they have either of them. There arnt really any exotic pet shops near me right now

 

[neecie]

I buy all my worms online - Mulberry Farms. com. Also hornworms, green ones that grow quickly are very good.
phoenix, silk, butter, horn are the best.

 

[SashaH]

You can still feed super worms, you just have to cut the heads off.

 

[Ethelia]

With respect Id like to disagree with the above poster.
Superworms are far too hard for a baby to digest. Not to mention being huge.
You want to wait for your dragon to be 13" or more before you start letting them snack on supers.

Holly

 

[diggerdrake]

13" is a bit iffy on feeding supers. Your dragon should be at least 15-16 inches before giving supers as a staple. And then I would start slowly to see if there are any problems with digesting them maybe a couple and see if there is no problem. Slowly work them in as the staple. also as suggested cutting off the heads is not necessary giving the fact that your dragon will probably chomp them up pretty good leaving the super near death as they are swallowed. Some have started their dragons on supers as small as 12" with no problems but the general rule is 15-16" before they can properly digest them.