Thanks for the input. I may have misread the pricing on the horn worms (from greatlakeshornwormscom), apparently the quantity is the number of 25 (worm) count cups, not individual worms lol. Also, I don't really have a problem ordering some roaches for food - it's the having a breeding colony that I am not sure about.

As for the super worms, if mealworms are high in fat and the chitin can cause obstructions, wouldn't super-worms have the same problem? I have had a colony of them in the past, but only used them for box turtles, some aquatic turtles, and small mammals/opossum. They were also more often than not fed per-drowned if going to the turtles. I never noticed them having any major thickness differences when I chopped them up either.

So I guess that brings my question to could a baby beardy grow and thrive on a combination of staple veggies and of crickets and hornworms with occasional roaches, occasional mealworms/superworms?

Aerries: any particular reason you don't recommend crickets? Other then the stink of having large numbers of them and possible munching on the lizard if the uneaten ones are not removed?