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Posted by: PHLdyPayne at Wed Jun 23 16:50:59 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]  
   

Phoenix worms are larva of the black soldier fly. They are pretty nutritious but they don't get very big before they pupate, so really only good for hatchlings and small dragons. That and they are pretty expensive...last time I priced them, they are about $10/100 count jar.

The black soldier fly is native to most of NA if I recall correctly..definitely know they are used in agriculture for waste disposal (the once used as feeders, are not bred in animal wastes, but vegetation compost).

They are high in calcium and low in phosphorous but as they get closer to pupating, the calcium gets used up, especially once pupating.
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