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silk worms?

chaosfactor Mar 02, 2005 08:33 PM

so would silk worms be a healthy live prey alternative to crickets?

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limentality420 Mar 02, 2005 11:33 PM

calcium dust the silk worms or you could use meal worms...
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Tigergenesis Mar 03, 2005 10:22 AM

Silkworms are a much healthier alternative to crickets. I plan to try them with my Crested as he seems to have lost interest in crickets and prefers his baby food mixture. He also gets waxworms on occasion so I'm hoping he'll go for the silkies. Fine with me as I hate dealing with crickets!
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