yes they are fine if you gut load them first. ive used them when the local pet store was out. problem is they chirp unlike the pet store ones. also dont use them for smaller beardies as the ones available to me are a different species and have the harder exoskeleton.
good luck
adam jeffery
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" a.k.a. farfrumugen "
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.