how much should i feed my leo cus they are like 4 inches long and as thick as a pencil?
should i chop em up first before feeding?
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giant mealworms ?
danny
Jul 08, 2003 03:27 PM
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danny
Jul 08, 2003 04:03 PM
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Josh06
Jul 08, 2003 04:09 PM
I have never seen a 4 inch super. That is pretty freakin big. I wouldnt feed them to your leos, for fear of them choking. If you could get them to eat it cut up, then that would be better than whole.
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dragonlady01
Jul 08, 2003 05:14 PM
Giant mealworms (aka king mealworms) are not the same as superworms. Giant mealworms are mealworms that were fed growth hormone to make them big whereas superworms get to their size naturally. I will stay away from the giant mealworms since all the growth hormones couldn't possibly be good for your leos. JMO
Josh06
Jul 08, 2003 05:19 PM
I agree, if they ARE king mealworms and not superworms, then dont feed them. King mealworms are steroid induced and not healthy at all. He said they were supers though in his second post.
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ZeR0
Jul 08, 2003 05:54 PM
Giants mealworms arent fed hormones to make them get bigger, they are given stuff that stops them from turing into pupae, therefore they keep growing.
When you put pesticides on your lawn, it infects the bugs. When say a bird eats those bugs, the chemicals build up in the bird and eventually rise to toxic levels, killing the bird. Now no tests have been done on "giant mealworms", but I imagine it COULD be like that and maybe reduce the life span or just cause problems with your gecko. DO NOT FEED THEM. Later
MaC
Josh06
Jul 08, 2003 06:08 PM
>>Giants mealworms arent fed hormones to make them get bigger, they are given stuff that stops them from turing into pupae, therefore they keep growing.
>> When you put pesticides on your lawn, it infects the bugs. When say a bird eats those bugs, the chemicals build up in the bird and eventually rise to toxic levels, killing the bird. Now no tests have been done on "giant mealworms", but I imagine it COULD be like that and maybe reduce the life span or just cause problems with your gecko. DO NOT FEED THEM. Later
>>MaC
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