ok I found a bunch of grub worms and i mean ALOT under my bunny cage in the poop. if i washed the poop off do you think it would be safe to feed to my beardies?
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Owner of:
6 ball pythons
4 red tail boas
1 crested geckos
3 iguanas
3 bearded dragons
3 tokay geckos
6 dogs
7 cats
1 rat snake
6 gerbils
2 rabbits
RIP:
Rocky-chow mix-11 years
Willow-lab mix-8 years
Kain-Savannah Monitor-2 years
Scooter-sulcata tortise-1 year
Mr Krabs-hermit crab-5 years
Niko-gerbil-3 years
sweet pea&niblet-dwarf hamsters-1 year
Hannibal-dwarf hamster 2 years
Scarlett- hamster-3 years
wicket-hamster-2 years
pixie- ball python- 3 years
Fira - Crested gecko age unknown
Star- rat- 3 years(we think)
squink- crested gecko- less then a year
stinky-snapper- age unknown.
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grub worms
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probably be best to find out what sort of grub they are..but with all wild caught insects, there is always the risk of parasites, pesticides etc which can be passed on to your bearded dragons. Even low levels of toxins in the grubs can build up in your dragon till it reaches toxic levels.
Also, no real way to know the food quality of the grubs, not all insect larvae may have good nutritional balance for bearded dragons and other reptiles. If these grubs have been eating/feasting on rabbit poop...no idea on the quality of food they are getting either...I expect the grubs are more likely eating on the undigested plant matter your rabbits eat...but contaminants and bacterial/parasites can easily be on or in the grubs too.
Rinsing the grubs off with water may not remove harmful bacteria/parasites either which may be in the poop. These could also be dangerous to you.. such as say...salmonella or e-coli. Best to stick with farmed grubs that are grown on organic matter that isn't feces.
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PHLdyPayne
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yeah thanks, i know you answered this question in the other section, i posted it both places cuz i dont know what section gets checked more. see thats pretty much what i said too but mr i think i know everything said they would be fine. just to prove him wrong i had to post a question. thanks again!
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Owner of:
6 ball pythons
4 red tail boas
1 crested geckos
3 iguanas
1 burmese python
1 corn snake
1 rat snake
2 banded geckos
3 bearded dragons
3 tokay geckos
6 dogs
7 cats
1 rat snake
6 gerbils
2 rabbits
RIP:
Rocky-chow mix-11 years
Willow-lab mix-8 years
Kain-Savannah Monitor-2 years
Scooter-sulcata tortise-1 year
Mr Krabs-hermit crab-5 years
Niko-gerbil-3 years
sweet pea&niblet-dwarf hamsters-1 year
Hannibal-dwarf hamster 2 years
Scarlett- hamster-3 years
wicket-hamster-2 years
pixie- ball python- 3 years
Fira - Crested gecko age unknown
Star- rat- 3 years(we think)
squink- crested gecko- less then a year
stinky-snapper- age unknown.
hhhmmm....most grubs eat grass roots or wood pulp....
? look up soldier fly larvae and see if this is what you got?...segmented and sort of flat....there were literally millions of them in my mouse bedding pile years ago...when i had one....they look like blue wasps as adults....
I actually cannot remember anything under my rabbit pens...and I would make manure tea in 4 buckets everyday for my tomatoe plants ..there for awhile....(rabbit manure will NOT burn plants...it is great fertilizer...you can use it straight up or make a tea from it and pour it right on plants and all.....)...
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