the giant mealworms are probably superworms. These are find to give to older bearded dragons and are actually easier to digest than mealworms, as they have much less exoskeleton compared to 'meat' than meal worms.

Commercially prepared crickets are freeze dried, which basically sucks all the moisture out of them using some process I am not familiar with (not sure if they cook at extreme heat, or some sort of moisture extraction system... I don't think they use dried ice for it, but maybe they do). Cooking them yourself may be fine...though I suggest cooking wingless crickets if possible, instead of adults. These are a little softer bodied than adults. Though the crickets you can buy cooked in a can are prepared differently than spreading them out on a cooking sheet. This method probably dries them out more than cooking in a pot.
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