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I decided to give my leopard geckos a bit of a treat today so I splurged on some super-worms. I had the camera nearby and wanted to share the spectacular process. It took a few tries but I finally got a decent set. Enjoy

The Predator

His Prey

Captured

Chewing...

and swallow...

1 Happy Salivating Gecko!

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7.5 BCIs
4.5 Corn snakes

Those are some AWESOME shots!!

Nice macro!
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae
0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra
1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri
2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major

A long time ago, I was TOLD that super worms were bad for leos because of the hard exterior shell of the worm and that the leos don't have strong enough jaws to completely kill that type of worm. Does anyone have any expert info on feeding super worms to leos. I know they are great for chameleons and tokays, but not cresteds and I thought not leos either. Let me/us know.

The only issue I have had with Superworms is that they are too big to keep in those worm dishes. They will get out so you cant really contain them like mealworms. Most of my leos wont touch them.

I tried my luck today with my shy Blizzard.
The results were not as great thanks to a dirty aquarium.
Note to self: Take photos before misting

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7.5 BCIs
4.5 Corn snakes

Still great looking photos!
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae
0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra
1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri
2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major