Phoenix worms passed whole (poop pic, but don't worry, it just looks like phoenix worms)

[yoshimi]

i'd say give it a shot, since you already have them. maybe give them just a few and watch them eat them. if they don't eat them all at once, take bowl away and if you find any in there later, you know they have the same problem as my toad. if you find nothing, then it's a green light! they're a nutritious feeder, if they stay food and not adventurers taking a sight-seeing trip through digestive tracts.

[Sasha]

i'd say give it a shot, since you already have them. maybe give them just a few and watch them eat them. if they don't eat them all at once, take bowl away and if you find any in there later, you know they have the same problem as my toad. if you find nothing, then it's a green light! they're a nutritious feeder, if they stay food and not adventurers taking a sight-seeing trip through digestive tracts.

I'm actually now forced to feed them to my frogs because we are having the worst cold snap we've had in a long time. I'm afraid to order my normal crickets online because they might all be dead and our pet stores are having problems getting shipments in that are alive. I found some medium size ones I'm going to try those out on the frogs.

[kueluck]

What about nightcrawlers from Walmart or bait shop?

[Sasha]

I tried that before and they spit them out like it was broccoli! So I'm hoping they like the phoenix worms. I was able to get some crickets so I think we will be okay until next week if I just modify everyones feeding schedules.

[yoshimi]

I tried that before and they spit them out like it was broccoli! So I'm hoping they like the phoenix worms. I was able to get some crickets so I think we will be okay until next week if I just modify everyones feeding schedules.

haha, i love broccoli. i've never seen my toad spit anything out ever, but he's a toad, and i hear they'll eat anything. one of the convenience store near my house sells bait. i bought their mealworms a while back but they were bigger than Banjo so I set them free in my garden (before the early frost that destroyed all my hard work too soon). i'll probably try their nightcrawlers. i think it's crazy how large chain pet stores can't get cricket deliveries that are alive. heat the dang truck! soon after the hurricane, they were out for a while, but that at least makes sense. i hate that they sell ones in those plastic containers and they're half dead. how can you put that on the shelf?? i like to buy them loose, and hoping petco has some smalls. i'd call 1st but i have to go by there later anyway. good luck with the phoenix worms and your frogs. at least if they don't like them, they won't go to waste. (i love beardies, wish i had the set-up for one.)

[Sasha]

My poor Shrek tried a nightcrawler once and it was so slimy he couldn't get it out of the bowl and walked away with his head down with a defeated look on his face, I felt so sorry for him. I tried the phoenix/caci-worms the other night, they seemed to eat them okay, don't see them becoming a favorite of theirs. They are about the size of wax worms so they get chomped pretty good. I checked their poop yesterday and there was nothing in it but I'm going to keep checking it. My beardie ate a lot of the small ones on Friday and I found one in his poop but I think it was dead.

I went to another Petco last night and they had none. I like the small ones, the larger ones are too big, plus they creep me out. I counted this morning and I have about 30 left enough to ration out until Tuesday. The weather is supposed to be in the 50-60 range Monday and Tuesday so I'm going to overnight 1000! My Petco guy said that sometimes their shipment comes with heat packs and sometimes it doesn't. Either way they are guaranteed so they will always get free replacements along with their next order.

[Sasha]

Oh yeah, and those "cricket to go" packs are a joke! I don't know how they can even sell those. You also have to check the worms too, I always dig through the bowls to make sure that they are all still alive.

[yoshimi]

aww, poor shrek. i did get crickets at petco yesterday. they had the to-go cups and they all looked fresh and alive, with that green blob looking brand new. the "smalls" looked too small, and the "mediums" just right, but instead, i got a girl to scoop me out 50 in a bag. some are real small, but i think she gave me way more than 50. they must've just gotten delivery in or something. also got a backing for his tank as they were on clearance. but i got the wrong size, oops. i can cut it down and finally get rid of the forest scene my bf printed out for him that is pretty mangled now. glad your crickets are guaranteed.
i still have a cup of phoenix worms, and the only thing i can think to do with them besides freezing them and killing them (the thought makes me sad somehow), is dust them with vitamin powder, and that way they'd be a vehicle for some kind of nutrition, even if they themselves are a waste. if he's not digesting them in such a great number, then i don't see how he's getting anything out of them. from the pics, you can tell they're obviously not causing any blockages, so i'll probably give it a try.