Well I fed some silkworms(pics)

[JungleGuts]

I picked up a few fat silkworms today to try them out with my inverts. I quickly learned many things about silkworms. They look funny, they feel funny, they eat like crazy, they poop like crazy, they dont smell.

So far its looking like the tarantuals like them, im not sure about the scorpions though.

 

[dukegarda]

Very interesting, where did you get the silkworms? Outside I'm guessing?

 

[JungleGuts]

Very interesting, where did you get the silkworms? Outside I'm guessing?

Local reptile shop. They charged like 34cents a piece which is alot more than crickets but I like to mix it up from time to time. The green guts are pretty crazy, im guessing from all the leaves there always chowing on.

 

[dukegarda]

I wonder what the nutritional value really is to your T, if the contents of the worms are all plant matter. ;

 

[JungleGuts]

I wonder what the nutritional value really is to your T, if the contents of the worms are all plant matter. ;

%prot-64.7
%fat-20.8
%ca-.21
%phos- 54.7

more protein than crickets/less fat

 

[P. Novak]

I wonder what the nutritional value really is to your T, if the contents of the worms are all plant matter. ;

I know they are really nutritional for reptiles like beardies as snacks, but I'm not sure about Ts. I'm pretty sure they are more nutritional then crickets though.


Sweet pics!

 

[JungleGuts]

^thanks

I found a chart compairing it to crickets, mealworms, ect: http://mulberryfarms.com/faq.htm

Still not something I would feed as a staple diet, but now and then it looks like a good treat.

 

[dukegarda]

Man, crix have lots of Phosphorus in them... that's quite the chart.

 

[speedreader]

My a.seemani, normally very skittish about large prey, liked them too.

 

[JungleGuts]

My a.seemani, normally very skittish about large prey, liked them too.

Nice, its prety crazy my rosehair like peeled the skin off and not its just a green worm looking thing. Its now stuffing that in its mouth lol.

 

[beetleman]

:drool: mmmm i'm gettin hungry looking at all those ts munching away

 

[JungleGuts]

a few hours later

 

[KaineSoulblade]

Good pics JG, I may try to feed some to my T's someday.

 

[P. Novak]

almost all done. Looks its a good kid, eating all it's vegies and greens.

 

[JungleGuts]

Good pics JG, I may try to feed some to my T's someday.

Thanks! Yea try em.

almost all done. Looks its a good kid, eating all it's vegies and greens.

haha

 

[jmhendric]

I dunno about T's but bearded dragons grow like weeds when fed silkies as a staple. I used to breed and raise silkies a-lot of work and they only eat mulberry leaves and they are quite the little gluttons. I am gonna try my hand at hornworms here very soon if all goes well I will sell them off pretty cheap

 

[JungleGuts]

I dunno about T's but bearded dragons grow like weeds when fed silkies as a staple. I used to breed and raise silkies a-lot of work and they only eat mulberry leaves and they are quite the little gluttons. I am gonna try my hand at hornworms here very soon if all goes well I will sell them off pretty cheap

nice, im actually planning on breeding some silkworms. Mainly for an experience/fun/give me something to do. But I will also be sellin them off cheap