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this past weekend i picked up 100 small mealworms(tenebrio molitor) for our 3 1/2 month old panther. how often and how many should i give him at a time? i know these are "candy" for him and i don't want to grow him too fast. what would you suggest?
dennis
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I don't feed them at all. The shell contains too much chitin and they are hard to digest. That's why it's recommended to feed them sparingly, if at all. I don't think that they are like candy in that for an adult mealworm, their % of calories from fat and protein is actually pretty good and they are good feeders for other herps.
Maybe feed only the freshly molted ones?
You're obviously a very concientious keeper and I'm not trying to criticize or anything. If you lived closer to me, I'd give you some roaches to try out! 
hth,
Joel Fish
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