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Hey guys,
Someone just gave me a bunch of silk worms. I was told (by the person who gave them to me) that they are great reptile food. i fed a few to the leopard geckos and they're eating em right up. i was just wondering if anyone else had tried feeding silk worms to reptiles and how it went.
thanks
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Jesse Rothacker
Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary
www.forgottenfriend.org
Some people even use them as a staple..... I use them to help vary my leos diets..... I do not believe in a staple diet of one particular type of feeder insect.....
My leos get silkworms, waxworms, superworms, mealworms, crickets and roaches.....
Good advice Gregg,
I agree with you on varying any reptile's diet when it comes to bugs. I know they don't eat only one bug in the wild so in captivity I make sure to give them a mix of different bugs too.
We were very fortunate though that the nice folks at silkwormfarm.com heard great things about our nonprofit reptile rescue and sent us a BUNCH of silk worms. One day we just got an email saying they heard great things about the rescue and the next day there were a few thousand silk worms on our doorstep! And it may be perfect timing b/c we are expecting a few beardies to come into the rescue soon.
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Jesse Rothacker
Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary
www.forgottenfriend.org
And congratulations on your reptile rescue..... Great work.....
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