Superworms???

[ICEMAN]

Hey gang!
I got my beardie a bunch of Superworms. He ate his normal amount, and I have some left over. I have seen mixed opinions on whether or not to feed them to pacmans. I am trying to vary up the diet. I know Superworms have some chitin in them, and I don't plan on making them a staple, just a treat. I don't believe they can chew their way out of the stomach either... Anyway what do we think?

[GrifTheGreat]

Hey gang!
I got my beardie a bunch of Superworms. He ate his normal amount, and I have some left over. I have seen mixed opinions on whether or not to feed them to pacmans. I am trying to vary up the diet. I know Superworms have some chitin in them, and I don't plan on making them a staple, just a treat. I don't believe they can chew their way out of the stomach either... Anyway what do we think?

You can offer them as treats.

[ICEMAN]

Thanks for the quick response! As far as feeding them goes, can I just make an entire meal out of them? Or should I only give him one or two? He is about 3.25" in diameter, so plenty big to eat them.

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks for the quick response! As far as feeding them goes, can I just make an entire meal out of them? Or should I only give him one or two? He is about 3.25" in diameter, so plenty big to eat them.

I wouldn't give him more than 2 every two or three days.

[ICEMAN]

Alrighty I gave him a couple. Now he is looking at me like, "That's it???" lol

[GrifTheGreat]

Alrighty I gave him a couple. Now he is looking at me like, "That's it???" lol

Well you can feed him other stuff in the same feeding just not more of the Zophobas.

[danfrog]

Hey gang!
I got my beardie a bunch of Superworms. He ate his normal amount, and I have some left over. I have seen mixed opinions on whether or not to feed them to pacmans. I am trying to vary up the diet. I know Superworms have some chitin in them, and I don't plan on making them a staple, just a treat. I don't believe they can chew their way out of the stomach either... Anyway what do we think?

Well I think chewing out of the stomach might be a myth. But I have seen a worm crawl into my old frogs throat sac. Here is a pic.

[Tongue Flicker]

Pacmans are like leopard geckos. Due to excessive inbreeding, hybriding, selective breeding processes, their immunities to certain stuff that they can normally tolerate i the wild is greatly diminished. Think of it as a well-cared for and overprotected child vs. a kid who grew up in the slums. Their tummy tolerance are very different. Then again naturally speaking, an animal's stomach has a very elastic wall lining to protect itself from its own gastric juices along with rough parts that most prey items possess. Myth or not, giving any animal a treat once a day or every other day is not a treat. It's called spoiling and additional varied diet. A treat should be given once a week or twice a month

[GrifTheGreat]

Pacmans are like leopard geckos. Due to excessive inbreeding, hybriding, selective breeding processes, their immunities to certain stuff that they can normally tolerate i the wild is greatly diminished. Think of it as a well-cared for and overprotected child vs. a kid who grew up in the slums. Their tummy tolerance are very different. Then again naturally speaking, an animal's stomach has a very elastic wall lining to protect itself from its own gastric juices along with rough parts that most prey items possess. Myth or not, giving any animal a treat once a day or every other day is not a treat. It's called spoiling and additional varied diet. A treat should be given once a week or twice a month

True. Or once per month.