meal worms and leopard gekos?

Question

is it ok to give my geko meal worms are they good for him and do they cause any problems the pet shop was out of crickets

Answer 1

I feed my leopard gecko crickets and mealworms. I always have a variety available and mealworms dissapear out of the bowl. I've also fed a few wax worms as treats when I buy those for my toads.

I get 100 crickets a month and 250 mealworms (delivered every 4 weeks from http://www.flukerfarms.com ) Obviously I have more then one lepord gecko, but whats left when the new shipment comes gets fed to the chickens.

Answer 2

Mealworms are the best for Leopard Geckos. Yes, the best. If you can get them to eat them regularly, do it! They prefer crickets because of the movement; mealworms mostly just sit there. Also, most are raised on crickets and just don't think of mealworms as food yet. But leave mealworms available at all times (in a dish, of course, with calcium powder too!) and forget about crickets.

From "The Leopard Gecko Manual" (de Vosjoli, Klingenberg, Tremper & Viets; who are vets, breeders, and researchers!) p. 31:

"Mealworms make a fairly good diet for leopard geckos. Animals exclusively fed mealworms for the first few years of their lives obtained most of the leopard gecko longevity records. Apparently, leopard geckos can achieve substantial life spans with diets consisting primarily of these insects. No study to date has proven that crickets or other insects are more beneficial to leopard geckos."

Superworms would be a lot more dangerous than mealworms, if you're worried about digestion.

Answer 3

Mealworms are a fine food for Leopard Geckos. They are not good for Bearded Dragons (they can't digest the shell well and may cause impactions). Mine likes superworms and phoenix worms as well. It is an old wives tale that the worms can chew through their stomachs!

Answer 4

in the journey that your gecko was once fed wax worms using fact the staple weight loss plan they are able to get style of addicted. they are able to start to refuse all different foodstuff, weening them might properly be very problematical yet finally itll get hungry adequate to consume fit bugs (crickets). he additionally may well be sick take it to the vet and get a fecal examination completed it value ($20-$60). that would desire to tell you if its a parasite. additionally examine the temperature determine its heat adequate 80F minimum. even no be counted if that's this temperature or warmer attempt and bring up it slightly extra or supply it a heat water tub. itll initiate the digestive tract to make him hungry. if no longer that then in step with hazard hes undeniable and straightforward no longer hungry. they struggle by using fasting classes and all u can do it demonstrate screen his tail and supply him foodstuff usual and if the tail get too skinny flow to any vet and ask to purchase a cat/canines foodstuff called "a/d" and purchase a plastic dropper. drip the puppy foodstuff blended with slightly water on his nostril, for him to lick off.

Answer 5

No I gave them to my gecko, and it would eat them sometimes. But I think they prefer crikets, because when mine had crickets and mealworms my lizard always ate the crickets.

Answer 6

It is ok for them to eat mealworms once in a while because mealworms are hard to digest. Crickets would be better though.

Answer 7

some guy said that they have a hard shell and are hard to digest but my bearded dragon eats them and super worms but i don't think the gecko could Handel something that big but yeah it will be fine don't as a treat not a every day meal!

Answer 8

I read somewhere that mealworms have powerful jawbones and even when ingested they can chew their way out of the stomach of small geckos. crickets can nibble on your gecko too if left in the cage too long.

Answer 9

Yes they are fine, but depending on how old he is he may or may not like them. You can also feed him pinkies if you want to.

Answer 10

Regular mealworms are ok, but superworms are better.