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opinions on 'canned' insects?

Postby Tula_girl » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:01 pm

Hi everybody, I was wondering what everyone thought of zoo meds and exo-terra's insects cooked in the can products? Live is always better but when you can't get live snails or silkworms, would the ones that are cooked in the can be a good alternative? I haven't really heard anything on whether those are healthy or not. Thanks in advance for any input.
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Postby Jenn » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:04 pm

I've used their canned snails. The downfall is that they don't have their shells. My blueys though they were yummy.

Have you tried ordering silkworms on line?
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Postby Funda » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:27 pm

I also have tried canned snails, blueys absolutely love them.

Never heard about silkworms being canned though :?

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Postby mom22wins » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:08 pm

I give Sammy a silk worm every once in a while. I believe it's made by Can 'O Insects (I think that's what it's called). I'll have to check. The silk worms look so different than I expected them to! They are black and flat. I guess that's what happens in the freeze dry/cooking process.
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Postby Kioka » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:24 pm

I don't know... I wouldn't feed them to any of my animals unless it is an emergency like if the power went out and all the insect colonies will die off. That is just my personal opinion, since I don't really believe in canned food.
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Postby Lucifer_Spades » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:43 pm

mom22wins wrote:I give Sammy a silk worm every once in a while. I believe it's made by Can 'O Insects (I think that's what it's called). I'll have to check. The silk worms look so different than I expected them to! They are black and flat. I guess that's what happens in the freeze dry/cooking process.


The Can'osilkworms are actually the pupa not the worm, the worms bodies decentigrate too easily.
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