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Caterpillars in cricket shipment

grafitti12 Feb 17, 2004 03:49 PM

I just bought about 50 crickets for my dragon and noticed on the way home that there were two caterpillars in there. I took them out when I gave him the crickets. Are they ok for him to eat or no?

Replies (3)

Beardie_Matt Feb 17, 2004 03:54 PM

They probably not caterpillers but willy/Wooly bugs and they are edible.
Matt

Giantrobo Feb 17, 2004 08:27 PM

I have heard of poisonous spiders in cricket shipments.

dsgngrl Feb 17, 2004 06:14 PM

Those are safe to eat, they turn into beetles eventually. They are added to some cricket farms to eat the dead crickets.
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