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"calci-grubs" from pollywog
Ijust moved the pot that they come in and she is now looking at me, She has had 3 crickets today and about 8 calci-bugs OMG she is a pig she is certainly trying to make up for them days for not eating. Please if anyone has their cams on bark or coconut husk etc take it out immediatly and change it for news paper or the paper tableclothes (dye free) as my poor baby got blocked up and stopped eating for days. Lucky she managed to pass it but i really thought i was gonna loose her |
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| 05/07/08 01:55pm |
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Message To: Jo125 In reference to Message Id: 1728106 "calci-grubs" from pollywog
Most herps do love Phoenix worms and their high calcium and low fat content are really good for reptiles. However, they aren’t quite as high in protein as other feeders. As for making them a staple, I personally don’t think any one insect should be a "staple". I use crickets as my staple (for chams and beardies), but I supplement with silkies, wax, supers, and even mantids. Remember in the wild, chams (like any other wild animal) devour a wide variety of food items. You can’t gutload a Phoenix worm like you should crickets, either ... so your cham is getting a larvae, and nothing else in the way of other nutrients and/or protein that a gutload would offer. Also Phoenix worms do not get large enough to really satisfy a fully grown Veiled, in my opinion. If I had to rely on them alone to feed my chams, I’d be spending a fortune! At any rate, I’m glad that you’re happy with the Phoenix and I’m certain Bud is too! :) Good luck to you both! |
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| 05/07/08 08:04pm |
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Message To: LunaC In reference to Message Id: 1728561 "calci-grubs" from pollywog
I’ve taken her laying box out as well as she was trying to eat sand 
what i wish to do is feed a diff insect each week to but ao that she gets a variaty. I have my waxworms breading in my airing cupboard, someone even told me to going to the fishing tackle shop and get some magotts (undyed!) I put a hse fly in there today and she was not impressed as she couldnt catch it lol. ud is a bottomless pit at the mo trying to fill her up lol thank you again LunaC i been a nervous wreck this past week |
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