Superworms vs. Mealworms...

Everything Blue Tongues! Have a question? Just got a BTS and want to introduce yourself? This is the place!
Forum rules
In this forum all are welcome to ask blue tongue skink-related questions, share information, ideas, tips, experiences, and pictures with fellow BTS enthusiasts.
If you are wondering if your BTS is acting normally or might be sick, this is where you can get help with that.
This is also where you can have some FUN while sharing the enjoyment you get from your blueys!
Post Reply

Superworms vs. Other worms! Vote which one you think is best...

Poll ended at Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:00 pm

Superworms
5
36%
Mealworms
0
No votes
Wax worms
0
No votes
Butterworms
1
7%
Silkworms
7
50%
I hate all worms!!
1
7%
 
Total votes: 14
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Superworms vs. Mealworms...

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:00 pm

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..
Last edited by Trogdor on Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:35 pm

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?
Last edited by Trogdor on Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Top
Ann
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 8
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:49 pm
Country:
Location: Connecticut

Postby Ann » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:45 pm

I vote for silkworms (sorry to be difficult).

1.1 Mali uros "George and Martha"
1.1 bearded dragons "Big Al" and "Molly"
0.1 dumeril's boa "Olivia"
0.1 spotted python "Charlotte"
1.0 gray tree frog "Tiny"
1.0 White's tree frog "Sticky"
1.1 African dwarf frogs
Top
User avatar
Tigergenesis
The Blue Bayou
The Blue Bayou
Posts: 1450
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:18 pm
Country:
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Contact:
Contact Tigergenesis

Postby Tigergenesis » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:54 pm

Ann, I guess we are both difficult because my vote is for silkworms as well. :)
Image

0.1.1 Irian Jaya – “Princess Phoebe” and “Adrian”
0.0.1 Northern – “Piper”
0.0.1 Eastern – “Wyatt”
1.0.0 Kei – “Green Grissom”
1.0.0 Merauke – “Bayou”
Top
Corycat
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 198
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:35 pm
Country:

Postby Corycat » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:55 pm

Do you mean for blueys or what?
Top
User avatar
Zach
Grand Cicada
Grand Cicada
Posts: 7550
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:38 pm
Country:
Location: Orygun
Contact:
Contact Zach

Postby Zach » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:19 pm

Silkworms, but I think butterworms are the runner-up, are they not?

+ 2.2 Irian Jaya (Slurpy, Nona, Sassy, Cool Moe Dee)
+ 1.1 Eastern (Eugene, Enzo)
+ 1.2 Northern (Niko, Pearl, Peach)
+ 1.0 Tanimbar Island (TQ)
Top
User avatar
Tigergenesis
The Blue Bayou
The Blue Bayou
Posts: 1450
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:18 pm
Country:
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Contact:
Contact Tigergenesis

Postby Tigergenesis » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:49 pm

This is interesting....
http://www.canadianfeeders.com/faq.shtml#seven
http://www.permitme.com/butterworms/page_7.htm
Image


0.1.1 Irian Jaya – “Princess Phoebe” and “Adrian”
0.0.1 Northern – “Piper”
0.0.1 Eastern – “Wyatt”
1.0.0 Kei – “Green Grissom”
1.0.0 Merauke – “Bayou”
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:52 pm

Sorry, Silkworms had slipped my mind. Neither :roll: Neither of you are being difficult, it had totally slipped my mind.

And yes, for feeding BTS sorry.
Top
User avatar
Jenn
Bluey Devotee
Bluey Devotee
Posts: 1742
Joined: Wed May 19, 2004 7:23 am
Country:
Location: CT

Postby Jenn » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:02 pm

I vote for silkworms. But Frankie will only eat wax worms. She has spit out both the butterworms and the silkworms.
1.0 Northerns Christopher
:blueyprint:
Top
User avatar
Tigergenesis
The Blue Bayou
The Blue Bayou
Posts: 1450
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:18 pm
Country:
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Contact:
Contact Tigergenesis

Postby Tigergenesis » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:15 pm

Phoebe spit out the first/only butterworm I gave her. I think I still try them again - they have lots of calcium.
Image


0.1.1 Irian Jaya – “Princess Phoebe” and “Adrian”
0.0.1 Northern – “Piper”
0.0.1 Eastern – “Wyatt”
1.0.0 Kei – “Green Grissom”
1.0.0 Merauke – “Bayou”
Top
User avatar
Jenn
Bluey Devotee
Bluey Devotee
Posts: 1742
Joined: Wed May 19, 2004 7:23 am
Country:
Location: CT

Postby Jenn » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:18 pm

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?
1.0 Northerns Christopher


:blueyprint:
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:20 pm

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.
Top
User avatar
Edward
Carpe diem
Carpe diem
Posts: 1918
Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:07 am
Country: U.S.A.
Location: Texas

Postby Edward » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:22 pm

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.
Nemo me impune lacessit.
Top
lisa127
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:29 pm
Country:

Postby lisa127 » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:29 pm

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.
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:49 pm

Can zach edit this to add silkworms to the list? Or is thay beyond his mighty expertise?
Top
Corycat
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 198
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:35 pm
Country:

Postby Corycat » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:24 pm

I think you can change it too, Matt...
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:35 pm

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.
Top
Corycat
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 198
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:35 pm
Country:

Postby Corycat » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:36 pm

Aw, poo...
Top
User avatar
Zach
Grand Cicada
Grand Cicada
Posts: 7550
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:38 pm
Country:
Location: Orygun
Contact:
Contact Zach

Postby Zach » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:38 am

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.

+ 2.2 Irian Jaya (Slurpy, Nona, Sassy, Cool Moe Dee)
+ 1.1 Eastern (Eugene, Enzo)
+ 1.2 Northern (Niko, Pearl, Peach)
+ 1.0 Tanimbar Island (TQ)
Top
User avatar
Trogdor
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Posts: 208
Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:27 am
Country:
Location: Orem, Utah

Postby Trogdor » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:06 am

Thanks for adding the silkworms Zach! What is your chart for? Butterworm vs Superworm? er what?
Top
Post Reply

Return to “General Discussion and FAQ”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 66 guests