Phoenix worms

[mlededee]

at her age she's not going to get obese. she's using all her food for growing. since she is eating quite a lot of them right now i might alternate between those and mealworms, every other day for now though. or you might fill her dish with phoenix worms and let her have as many as she wants in 10-15 minutes and after that take them out and replace with mealworms. i gotta say, 30 seems like a lot, even though they are little so at least for tonight, since this is her first time having them i might only give her a few more so she doesn't just keep eating them because they are new and exciting or something.

[Montee]

cool that makes sense. thanks again!

[Montee]

Just did what you said, she ate 2 and walked off. Remember she only weighs 9 grams. 9.6 on a full stomach. For other leos near her hatch date on breeders sites I've seen anywhere from 15 to 25 grams. I think she was on the every other day feeding schedule at the pet shop. I assume she's "catching up" now that she found her favorite food. Anyways I'll give her some mealies tomorrow and see if she's still putting them away the same

[mlededee]

aw she is still just a little girl and i bet she is catching up like you say. once she catches up some she'll slow down a little on the eating, but it sounds like she is definitely on the right track now.

[recycling goddess]

not to impose on your conversation here but...

have you tried silkworms? they are really nutritious and super yummy. when my son had leos they went nutty over their silkies... and the new owners of his leos buy silks from me on a regular basis as they definitely prefer them over everything else they've tried. (although they have not tried phoenix worms)

so perhaps, this is another avenue for you to pursue as well

[recycling goddess]

here's some nutritional value:

silkworms vs crickets

crude protein 63.8% vs 11.4%
fat 10.6% vs 22.7%
ash 7.4% vs 9,9%
carbs 18.2% vs 56.0%
calcium 0.34% vs 0.08%
phosphorus 0.8% vs 0.78%
Ca ratio 1 : 2.35 vs 1 : 9.75

[recycling goddess]

very interesting read!

http://www.esrla.com/brazil/frame.htm

[Montee]

not to impose on your conversation here but...

have you tried silkworms? they are really nutritious and super yummy. when my son had leos they went nutty over their silkies... and the new owners of his leos buy silks from me on a regular basis as they definitely prefer them over everything else they've tried. (although they have not tried phoenix worms)

so perhaps, this is another avenue for you to pursue as well

No imposition at all, I was asking for opinions with those nutritional values it's definitely another thing to keep in mind, as they seem to have an ideal calcium to phosphorous ratio. Are silk worms as soft and easy to digest as phoenix worms?

On a side note, I woke up this morning to find the little leo asleep head first in her empty dish.

[qiksilver]

silkworms are really soft bodied and can get quite large. I agree with Aleesha, they're great. My leos LOVE them.

[mlededee]

On a side note, I woke up this morning to find the little leo asleep head first in her empty dish.

OMG TOO CUTE!!! she must really LOVE her new worms!

i agree, silkworms are another great source of food, i've just never fed them myself so i have no first hand experience with them. from everything i've heard though they are wonderful!