for bearded dragons.. super worms or mealworms? or both? can I keep superworms and mealworms in same container?
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Meal worms need to be refrigerated or they will turn into Beatles. Superworms will die on fridge. It depends on the size of you dragon what to feed them
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My bearded dragons like superworms, dubia roaches, and pinky's. I don't mix worms.
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I have a bearded dragon and she likes the super worms way better - but she is a bit larger - about 10 inches long now. With 1000, they last long enough so that they start turning into beatles, but she treats the beatles like desert. I have personally never kept superworms and mealworms in the same container - but I would think they'd be fine. Super worms like a few potato pieces or apple cores thrown in with them - as well as some oatmeal...I think that's all they eat!
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Mealworms should not be fed to bearded dragons. Mealworms have a hard shell which is very difficult for dragons to digest due to their short digestive tract and can cause impaction.http://www.thebeardeddragon.org/bearded-dragon-faq.phphas a list of frequently asked questions and answers about beardies
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The medium is tight on my adult bearded dragon (which is much bigger). I would almost go with a small and upgrade to the medium once it's an adult. I'm aware of the size of Chinese Water Dragons.
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Hi, Amy. Good luck with the dried meal worms. We can't keep enough in he feeder during the cold months into early spring. We have noticed a slow down, but they still disappear in a couple of days. If you are a little more adventerous, try LIVE meal worms. The birds go nuts for these. The drawback is that they have to be kept in the fridge but if you're OK with that...a tupperware container with strips of news paper and some holes in the lid works just great. Bluebirds are our biggest consumers but other birds frequently stop by for a snack. Best wishes and good luck!!! alan in MA
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Thanks you for your quick response. Bit I guess I still don't quite understand. The directions say to either use them on primary runs (which I guess are the little ridges just below the surface), exploratory runs (which I didn't understand), or in the deep tunnels (which I guess is right inside the little volcanoes or mounds they dig. I have tons of mounds, so I thought I'd drop the worms in there first, unless that is not the best option. Right now, I've smashed all the mounds down and will check which ones reappear. Thanks again.
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We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-)
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I've been a reptile hobbyist for years now and have owned chameleons and bearded dragons. Stay with glass tanks for the bearded dragons that aren't too tall or less than the size of the 40g tank. Bearded dragons are not big climbers (they only climb to bask under the heat lights) and they actually like to burrow into the substrate at times so stay with a tank that can hold sand or ground walnut shells. If you want a larger tank for your bearded dragon try to get one that's the same height as a 40gallon breeder but has a larger base size.
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Terri, I would send them back they shouldn't have arrived that way. To prevent in the future you can keep them frozen until you eat them? I buy them for my birds so the worms and bugs won't bother them. I wouldn't eat them.
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Mine arrived a few days ahead of my farm as well. Just put the worms in a bucket with some damp coir at the bottom and shredded newspaper on top. Not sure about the peat moss and it's acidity. You can throw salad and fruit scraps just under the paper to give some extra nutrients. Put a board or something on it as a lid. To contain the worm shine a light on the top of the lid and they won't escape.
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I always use a flat platform type of feeder for dried mealworms. I use tuna cans to hold the worms on a flat surface and it works well. I do not put my bluebird feeders close to sunflower feeders as the other birds seem to bother the bluebirds and the bluebirds have rarely been known to eat sunflower seeds.
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They come in a small box. The worms themselves are inside a cloth pouch. There are pages of newspaper or brown-paper bag type paper, but there is no mealworm bedding.
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These worms come with food already, you are buying a lot of worms then you should purchase food... Hornworms.com is a great place and cheap
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Hi, Amy. They don't smell really good (the worms) but we started making a lot of bluebirds happy in a matter of days. If they get wet, dump them and start fresh. I noticed that the birds won't touch them if they are not dry and fresh. The Bluebirds are the only ones that eat them in our yard...but Bluebirds are scarce around here so we're very please they have adopted our yard. We had 5 babies already in the Bluebird house and 2 more eggs are there now. Anyway, don't give up just yet. Oh, we have noticed a drop in the number of the worms eaten since the relly warm weather. During the early spring (Massachusetts) we had to fill the little dish 3 times a day. Best of luck. Alan
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We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-) We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone... » Read More We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-) « Show Less
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i order large Superworms my Bearded Dragons are piglets lol. Most of them a little over 1 inch long and chubby. I give them oats, wheat, Beard Dragons foods an. Hope that help. lyn
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Mealworms aren't a great insect for bearded dragons in general. Their exoskeleton is much thicker & harder to digest than other feeder insects (such as crickets and roaches), and they give a high risk of impactions, which can kill your beardie. It'd be better to stick with safer insects for your beardie! Roaches are the best as far as I've read, crickets aren't as nutritious and are more likely to carry parasites.
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I really appreciate your answer! I can buy Tomcat's worms, which come 2 to a package. But they are probably not as good as this product.
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I have two of these feeders and my bluebirds took quite awhile to find them. But they have and are eating themealworms like crazy. One is placed on the side of a shed in the open about 6 feet high with a wrought iron hanger.The other is placed about 4 feet from a screen room and about 3 feet off the ground, also in the open. I hope thishelps, just be patient, they do take a bit to find them. I did place the first feeder in the area that I saw the bluebirds.Donna