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Superworms vs. Mealworms...
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:00 pm
by Trogdor
Opinions here...
Sorry I forgot silkworms, I could edit the poll before anyone posted on it.. Now it wont let me, so I cant add silkworms..
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:35 pm
by Trogdor
I am attempting to raise my own superworms... If anyone here has done this before, how long does it take for worms to go from eggs to feeding size worms? More than a month? I have heard you can feed the beetles to BTS as well.. Anyone else do this?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:45 pm
by Ann
I vote for silkworms (sorry to be difficult).
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:54 pm
by Tigergenesis
Ann, I guess we are both difficult because my vote is for silkworms as well.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:55 pm
by Corycat
Do you mean for blueys or what?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:19 pm
by Zach
Silkworms, but I think butterworms are the runner-up, are they not?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:49 pm
by Tigergenesis
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:52 pm
by Trogdor
Sorry, Silkworms had slipped my mind. Neither
Neither of you are being difficult, it had totally slipped my mind.
And yes, for feeding BTS sorry.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:02 pm
by Jenn
I vote for silkworms. But Frankie will only eat wax worms. She has spit out both the butterworms and the silkworms.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:15 pm
by Tigergenesis
Phoebe spit out the first/only butterworm I gave her. I think I still try them again - they have lots of calcium.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:18 pm
by Jenn
I'm going to try silkworms again with Frankie, since the other two of them like them and I'm going to start ordering them with Ann. I'm not sure about the butterworms. Both Frankie and Spike spit them out and they are hard to find here. I might give them another try when I go to the next reptile expo.
Kelly how often do you give your guys silk worms?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:20 pm
by Trogdor
Thanks Tiger for posting those sites, I found this very interesting.
"A great feeder that is often overlooked is earthworms. Because of their moisture content and low ash, they tend to be highly digestible by all animals. Easily cut into bite sized portions that still move to keep your animals attention...Great protein content makes them easily our number one choice for feeders..."
I fed mine a few weeks ago, when I asked on here about them, they both seemed to love the earthworms.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:22 pm
by Edward
Trogdor wrote:I have heard you can feed the beetles to BTS as well.. Anyone else do this?
Yes, you can. BTS will pretty much eat just about any arthropod, as they would do in the wild.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:29 pm
by lisa127
Bubba likes all kinds of worms. I've never tried a live food he hasn't liked, really. Except that he won't really eat crickets (too fast), or regular mealworms (too small). But he loves butterworms, silkworms, superworms, nightcrawlers. I wish my leopard gecko's were that open minded.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:49 pm
by Trogdor
Can zach edit this to add silkworms to the list? Or is thay beyond his mighty expertise?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:24 pm
by Corycat
I think you can change it too, Matt...
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:35 pm
by Trogdor
Heather wrote:I think you can change it too, Matt...
It wont let me anymore, I could before anyone posted a reply, but now it wont let me.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:36 pm
by Corycat
Aw, poo...
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:38 am
by Zach
Hmm, how does this match the buttermworm nutrition table?
• Crude Protein: 63.8% — 11.4%
• Fat: 10.6% — 22.7%
• Ash: 7.4% — 9.9%
• Carbohydrate: 18.2% — 56.0%
• Calcium: 0.34% — 0.08%
• Phosphorus: 0.8% — 0.78%
• Ca:P: ratio 1 : 2.35 — 1 : 9.75
They appear to be in a different conversion or whatever.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:06 am
by Trogdor
Thanks for adding the silkworms Zach! What is your chart for? Butterworm vs Superworm? er what?