Lately there has been a proliferation of questions on the forum about using waxworms as a feeder insect. There has also been a lot of misinformation about this issue. Feeding waxworms as a staple MAY BE (and probably is) detrimental to long term health in leopard geckos, but as an occasional supplement it MAY BE (and probably is) a beneficial feeder insect. A diet that lacks some variety probably is not very good for long term gecko health. I have a 4 month study starting in December to study weight gain and diet in leopard geckos. But to help answer some questions about waxies: waxies have a higher fat content (could be bad thing or a good thing), a higher calcium content (certainly a good thing), a higher fiber content (good thing),and a lower phosphorus content (good thing) than crickets, mealworms or superworms. The bad news is waxies are also lower in protein than other feeders. All of this information is on a website that I have posted on here several times...had anyone done a thread search they probably would've found it. www.grubco.com (click on "nutritional info"
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Waxworm nutritional information...(a little long)
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crickets are higher in calcium than the waxies...but the higher phos. levels give them a really bad Ca
ratio. I meant to say waxies have a better Ca ratio! OOOOOPS 
I would hate to add to the misinformation.
great, finally some things are cleared up. i want to know what happnes at the end of the 4 months. i mean everything that you keep on record. even if you dont post it and just email it all to me. thanks soo much
nevin
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