Rat Treats

[Jay_Bunny]

I am attempting to breed mealworms for my sugar glider and I end up having dead beetles. I was wondering if I could use these beetles as treats for the rats. I've never tried giving them insects as treats before and I want to find a use for these beetles. If feeding them to the rats is a no-go, then I will set a dish of them outside for birds to eat.

[Bettacreek]

From what I've heard, the black beetles taste like crap. If you feed a black beetle, you usually can't even get them to try a white one (more tasty) afterwards because they're so awful. You could always try it, who knows, they might just like them.

[smilin-buddha]

I have fed off the mealworms beetles to my Geckos and also ASF rats. They never seem to complain. The Superworm beetles are another story they stink.

[littleindiangirl]

I've been having heck of a time getting a super worm colony going. I have 3 beetles still hanging out, but no worms as far as I can tell.

I feed super worms to the ASF's, they LOVE the heck out of them.