I have fed silk worms to my dragons before but was wondering if they could take the place of crickets. Do crickets have more nutritional value than silk worms? Thanks,
Robert
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What Are Your Guys Opinions On Silk Worms
pyrodragon
Jul 01, 2003 11:44 PM
Replies (7)
BeArDyCrAzY
Jul 01, 2003 11:58 PM
from what i've heard, silkworms are the most nutrious. Using silkworms as a staple diet...dats is going to cost a lot! $$ lol.
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Allan
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0.2.0 Leopard Geckos - Lea, Cleo (Mite end up 1.2...expo coming up! [2 eggs cooking so could be 1.4])
0.1.0 Bearded Dragon - Loki
0.0.1 Fire Skink - Blaze
reiko
Jul 02, 2003 12:25 AM
They are the best, i feed them out to my dragons, they are soft bodied and very high in calcium =)
poopoohead
Jul 02, 2003 10:02 AM
from what ive read from some breeders if you feed the hatchlings crix until they are about 8 inches then train them to eat silkies as a staple they grow extreamly fat and healthy because they dont have the diseasies that can be carried by crix
kg
Jul 02, 2003 03:02 PM
What phase is that dragon to the far left? Is she a lemonhead by any chance?
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Hmmmm....goats eh?
pyrodragon
Jul 02, 2003 06:36 PM
n/p
kg
Jul 04, 2003 12:31 AM
Beautiful dragons any way. Just hopelessly searching for a lemonhead female.
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Hmmmm....goats eh?
LdyPayne
Jul 02, 2003 07:20 PM
silkworms are very nutricious and great for your bearded dragons (heck good for most reptiles). Though silk worms cost a bit more than crickets, in fact in the long run they are cheaper as they last longer (well worse thing that could happen is they go into a cocoon...but then again if you want to breed your own..not a bad thing). About 3 or 4 mid sized silkworms is equivalent to abuot 10-12 crickets so you are getting almost three times the food for the price.
