Odd, Spiky Worms In Crickets?

[Em Lynch]

I was feeding Willow her cricket's today when i noticed some strange, dark spiky worms in the feeder box nestling on the cardboard carton
I didn't pay much attention to them and avoided feeding them to her, only shaking the crickets into her viv. Until later today i found one of these

Inside her enclosure! could the worm be the larva for this black beetle? there's no other way it could have broke into her viv.

 

[Jp]

Could they be larvae from past mealworms or supers? Were those beetles in your feeder box as well?

 

[Em Lynch]

i'm not sure, no the beetle's were not in my feeder box. My only thought is perhaps one of the worms got into my viv a while ago and grew into the beetle??

 

[Jp]

Yeah, I think that's what happened.

 

[jessica domke]

just bout every time i bought crix..whether it being from petsmart, petsupermarket or a bait shop..almost always wuz there a few of these lil black beetles. i never allowed my beardie 2 eat em & just always got rid of em. not sure y petstores or bait shops always have these beetles in w/some crickets tho?? never seen small lil worms tho, do u clean ur cricket cage regularly? every day or every other day? if so, no idea wut the worms wud be??

 

[Germ]

Echo Jessica - Periodically have gotten the small black beetles in with Crix, never the worms though.

 

[Em Lynch]

hmmm interesting....i guess i'll have to watch out for them accidentally being tossed into her viv from now on incase i get more beetles! -thanks guys!

 

[Spikeleebd]

they are beatles of the superworm or mealworm you can breed them to get supers or meal worms its quit easily actually

 

[cherryfilters]

i got that spiky worm once when i got my crix but got rid of it because i didn't want my bd eating it. :x