What Worms & Insects Can I Feed To A Beardie?

[Beardedragon]

At Tinley I was told that mealworms can be dangerous to Beardies because the head can chew out of the animal.

Not sure how accurate that is, but there's more opportune feeders that I'd prefer to feed to any lizard anyway.

That first ones just a myth. If youve ever seen a beardie eat a worm youll know it they chew their food pretty good! The only way this I think could have happened, if it even did, is if the beardie was sick, its heat wasnt high enough, and it died right after if swollowed the worm.

[CoolioTiffany]

That first ones just a myth. If youve ever seen a beardie eat a worm youll know it they chew their food pretty good! The only way this I think could have happened, if it even did, is if the beardie was sick, its heat wasnt high enough, and it died right after if swollowed the worm.

Yeah.. I think these chompers can chew up a mealworm pretty well!


Though, I'm not taking any chances. Instead of feeding my Beardie crickets all the time, would feeding silk worms be good? The crickets always find a way to get out of my tongs and jump somewhere into the cage.. but I find them too easily.. They can't hide from Tiff

[blackcrystal22]

That first ones just a myth. If youve ever seen a beardie eat a worm youll know it they chew their food pretty good! The only way this I think could have happened, if it even did, is if the beardie was sick, its heat wasnt high enough, and it died right after if swollowed the worm.

Chewing wouldn't make any difference though if it was true.
Because some insect's heads can survive for a little while without the body chewing the body up wouldn't make a difference.

[CoolioTiffany]

Chewing wouldn't make any difference though if it was true.
Because some insect's heads can survive for a little while without the body chewing the body up wouldn't make a difference.

Like tape worms?

I heard with tape worms you have to destroy the head to kill it, but if you don't it will just keep adding segments to its body.

[Beardedragon]

Chewing wouldn't make any difference though if it was true.
Because some insect's heads can survive for a little while without the body chewing the body up wouldn't make a difference.

And mealworms are not one of those insects.

[Briankm]

ROACHES ARE AMAZING!!!! haha

I love my Dubia's They're soo easy to keep and it only takes a couple adults to fill up an adult beardie. Staple bugs are roaches, crickets, or silkworms, and others for treats like horn worms, supers, butters, and wax worms(but those are for a rare treat due to the fat content)...Phoenix worms are also great, but since they are well.. Pretty much tiny, it takes a lot of them to fill up an adult beardie

[Briankm]

oh and yea. silkworms are good. haha

and about the mealie head thing. the acids in the beardie's stomach would kill it. :/

[rebeccabecca]

I'd be more afraid of super worms those things can eat through plastic! they do drowned quickly so i highly doubt it'll last long enough to eat through the lizard. I feed my lizards the super worms from a tong and squeeze the head just in case although my lizards bite them then swallow.

[Beardedragon]

Im telling yall... Super worms, nor mealies ( Which shouldnt be fed to them anyways) WILL NOT eat through your lizard!

[Michelle.C]

Im telling yall... Super worms, nor mealies ( Which shouldnt be fed to them anyways) WILL NOT eat through your lizard!

I'll second that. I've never heard of an instance of Super Worms, Mealies, etc. eating through ANY lizard.