Meal worm beetles and caccoons?

[GemmyLou]

Hi i was just wondering can you feed beardies the white caccoons or the meal worm beetles?
Also can you feed them butterworms,hornworms,silkworms,phoenix worms && superworms to beardies? If so how often for each?

 

[KrisWithaK1225]

Personally, I don't like feeding them the beetles and pupas. I heard that the beetles can secrete a bad scent so your beardie might not want to eat them. Plus, the beetles are mainly exoskeleton and not really the best for beardies. Same goes with the pupa: mainly a shell with little meat.
All of the worms you listed are great for beardies. If you have or can get all of these, there is really no point in giving your beardie the beetles.
You would want to feed your beardie as many as they can eat in 15 minutes. If I were you, I would give different worms to your beardie at each feeding. That way, they aren't just eating the same thing each time.
Like one feeding you give them supers, then the next you give them hornworms. Just an idea though.

 

[GemmyLou]

Okay thank you! do you know if i could feed all the worms to 8 week old beardies aswell?

 

[Bill]

They need to be very small

 

[Fliehigh]

OK lets start with Mealies:

Not good for Beardies of any age

Butterworms - Use as a treat
Hornworms - Can and will Grow VERY large so only feed your young beardies small/young horns
Silkworms - Great Staple worm but again feed the proper size for your size beardie
Pheonix worms - I can't get them here so I can't say with confidence but I have heard tehy should only be a treat (not sure why)

Super worms - Should NEVER be fed to a beardie under 16" (nose to tip of tail).

Superworms have a very tuff outer shell and until a beardie is 16" in length they have a kink in their intestines that superworm shell will not pass though easily casuing impaction.

Hope this helps.

Fliehigh

 

[GemmyLou]

Thats helped alot thanks

 

[Bill]

I feed 1000s of super worms to our babies just use very small I dont feed any meal worms.
Just my opinion

 

[Fliehigh]

Thats helped alot thanks

No problem.

Just remember the 16" rule and also take a look at this link fo rfood suggestions:

http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html

 

[Gusimus]

On the subject of bugs. Is it ok to feed your BD bugs and insects that you find around the house?
Obviously as a treat and not a staple diet

 

[Bill]

NO NO NO NO

 

[Gusimus]

Ok. Is there a reason for this?

 

[Bill]

You don't know where they been or ate.

 

[Gusimus]

That's fair enough. Thanks for your help