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Has anyone tried feeding leos silk worms? What about those mini-mealies?
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1 rottweiler
1 cat
1 bearded dragon
1 albino corn snake
1 jungle albino leo
1 blizzard leo
1 hypotangerine carrotail leo

As far as I know silkworms are very good for leos... just really expensive. It's also been stated to avoid mini-mealworms because the percentage of easily digestible material is lower (more hard, undigestible stuff by % compared to mealworms), and thus gives a higher risk of impaction.
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Brian Skibinski
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Silk worms are pretty expensive but if they're nutrional value is higher, does that mean I could feed less or would it be the same?
I have my leos on mealworms (they were a few months old in September when I got them), that's what the breeder had them on. Well, why I'm really asking is because when I first got them, someone was regurgitating. I up-ed the temp and it stopped, but I just found some again. I'm not even sure if it was regurgitation because it was in the same area where they poop so it might have been undigested food. I have a feeling some of the mealworms are too big for one of them. So I was thinking about getting them on silk worms since I've heard they're easier to digest.
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1 rottweiler
1 cat
1 bearded dragon
1 albino corn snake
1 jungle albino leo
1 blizzard leo
1 hypotangerine carrotail leo

They can reguritate for a number of reasons
firstly they were too greedy and ate too many, however they learn to not do that ever again
secondly i've heard is they were moved or stressed right after eating and will throw up as well.

How many leos do you have? Higher temps will help them digest but you must be careful with that as well
Smaller prey items is ALWAYS best, never wider than their little heads, otherwise you can have problems with choking and more prominately constipation.

Good luck

I am speaking only from my personal experience, but I do believe they will eat fewer silkworms if you switch. Mine seem to. The reason I say will-is becuase I did have a couple of greedy little juvies that I know over ate when I first introduced the silkworms and they regurgetated! Now that silkworms are a staple they aren't as greedy. Once again this is only based on my personal experiences! I have 15 leos right now and they all eat silkworms and lobster roaches. I order mine from California Silkworms and the orders have been more than generous, and the prices reasonable. They are very easy to keep. I do specify on the order that I need "smaller" worms. The are small enough to feed my babies and my juvies! Hope this helps!

Do silk worms need to be refridgerated like mealworms? I've read they don't climb but "stick." I keep my mealworms in a shallow dish which they aren't able to climb out of. Could I keep silk worms in the same dish? How could they stick and not be able to climb out?

Silkworms do not need to be refrigerated. I keep mine in a rubbermaid container in the house. ( Ithink I read that they can not get too cold.) they don't smell either. I actually have two containers so when I need to clean them Ican just move them into the clean container and wash the other one. the only thing you need for them is silkworm food. You can buy it in powdered form or pre-mixed. i use the pre-mixed just because it saves a bit of time.