exoticboy Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 ive been going through lots of care sheets and lots have been saying dont feed mealworms as they are bad and could possibly kill your beardie can they? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Lots of people feed mealworms to beardies (including me). They are fat and should be fed with a good mixture of other foods including the right vegetables/fruit and insects like crickets and locusts. You want to avoid feeding them or anything else exclusively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 as said they are OK as part of a varied diet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticboy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 as said they are OK as part of a varied diet yea i only give them to him once a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I feed mine on mealies regularly - about 15 of them twice a week. Occaisionally ill let him attack a lid full of the flukers freeze dried ones too. I only feed my beardie on mealworms and the bags of mesculin salad from the supermarket - dusted with calcium and vitamins. He appears to be in good shape, active and not fat (he gets a good runaround). Although not a perfect diet, he seems pretty happy, but ill start enriching his diet once i have a bit more time on my hands. Mealworms are an ok staple IMO so long as they get enough exercise so they dont go obese... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticboy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I feed mine on mealies regularly - about 15 of them twice a week. Occaisionally ill let him attack a lid full of the flukers freeze dried ones too. I only feed my beardie on mealworms and the bags of mesculin salad from the supermarket - dusted with calcium and vitamins. He appears to be in good shape, active and not fat (he gets a good runaround). Although not a perfect diet, he seems pretty happy, but ill start enriching his diet once i have a bit more time on my hands. Mealworms are an ok staple IMO so long as they get enough exercise so they dont go obese... wow i wish mine could eat them like that the only thing he enjoys is crickets and waxmoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 wow i wish mine could eat them like that the only thing he enjoys is crickets and waxmoth thats what happens when you let em get fussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think wax moth larvae have more fat than mealies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 a healthy animal will not starve itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 mealworms are probably up there with porkchops. :dead%fish atleast your honest about the crap diet morcs :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 mealworms are probably up there with porkchops. :dead%fish atleast your honest about the crap diet morcs :lol: Well he eats healthier than I do... Id love to feed locusts as a staple, but considering they work out to be like $1 each its a bit expensive... and Its too much trouble for me to breed them. Ill get him a pack of 25 occaisionally and let him demolish the whole lot in one sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 4% body fat was it? You can't eat all that badly ahhaha :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Id love to feed locusts as a staple, but considering they work out to be like $1 each its a bit expensive... and Its too much trouble for me to breed them. Ill get him a pack of 25 occaisionally and let him demolish the whole lot in one sitting.the cost of live food restricts the whole reptile trade something cronic in this country. such a shame, maybe it will change in the future but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 4% body fat was it? You can't eat all that badly ahhaha :lol: Ask your brother how i eat. he knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticboy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think wax moth larvae have more fat than mealies. they are but i only feed them as a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticboy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 they say its more the strong exo skeleton than the fat that is bad for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exoticboy Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 thats what happens when you let em get fussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 4% body fat was it? You can't eat all that badly ahhaha :lol: LOL :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I saw a thread on a reptile forum last night, with graphic pictures of a post mortem where the stomach held about 30 undigested mealworms which had caused impaction. It wasnt necessarily the mealworms themselves, but the quantity of them fed at a time and frequency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 temperature can have an effect on the digestion process of an animal as well lots of food into a cooling body can lead to impaction as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 and if melworms are dehydrated they are more likely to bite/attempt to eat anything with moisture (including lizards, frogs etc), probably matters bugger all but food for thought eh think ive seen the forum/thread you mention Morcs. could of just been a dead lizard whom ate mealworms for lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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