At what age can I feed Super worms to my Gecko?

[silvercrow87]

my leopard gecko is about 4 to 5 months old. I'm currently feeding her mealworms she usually eats about 20 a day she seems to really enjoy them. But I have a hard time finding them here where I live or if I do find them they're really expensive for almost nothing (100 for $5). but I can find superworms easily so just wondering at what age can I start feeding her superworms.

Also can someone help me what kind of morph she is. she was given to me and the person who gave her to me didn't know what kind it was.

Thanks for any help

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[silvercrow87]

I know she is still to young to feed her them and I will still buy the meal worms no mater the price

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[M.Mak]

Well it really depends, you relatively find different size superworms , What I usually use to do with my smaller Leopard geckos is I'd put a large quantity of mealworms and about 1 or 2 of the smallest superworms I'd find. Usually it's not the size that's the risk,but their strong Jaws that posses a threat ,so it would be best to crush it's head and offer it to her under supervision , usually if the prey is too big then they won't even bother . As for the Morph , a clearer picture from top view would be helpful,although no leopard gecko morph can be identified 100% accurately without knowing the full genetics of the parents..so we'll just be giving u an idea.

Moshe.

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[Neon Aurora]

I wouldn't feed superworms (unless, as previously mentioned, you have some smaller/younger ones available) until your gecko is an adult. You can buy mealies online for much cheaper than 100 for $5. I heard Rainbow Mealworms in good. I also don't think its necessary to crush the head. This would probably make my geckos not eat it because now it's dead. Supers don't pose much of a risk as long as they are not left in with the gecko for extended periods of time. I never had one bite a gecko when I was feeding supers.

I would call your gecko a super hypo tangerine carrot tail baldy with unknown hets.

 

[silvercrow87]

Here's another picture


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[silvercrow87]

I wouldn't feed superworms (unless, as previously mentioned, you have some smaller/younger ones available) until your gecko is an adult. You can buy mealies online for much cheaper than 100 for $5. I heard Rainbow Mealworms in good. I also don't think its necessary to crush the head. This would probably make my geckos not eat it because now it's dead. Supers don't pose much of a risk as long as they are not left in with the gecko for extended periods of time. I never had one bite a gecko when I was feeding supers.

I would call your gecko a super hypo tangerine carrot tail baldy with unknown hets.

The problem is that I live in canada ( Hamilton Ontario) and the online sites I I find all want like $40 + for shipping

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[Emimee]

Since you can't use superworms yet, and mealworms are so expensive, I might also suggest that you try starting a small mealworm colony! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXC_9LoeAgE You can put full-grown ones in the fridge to keep and feed off, and keep some to pupate and turn into more breeding beetles. There are a lot of good articles about it, and there are a number of uses for the extra worms. It's possible somebody nearby might even want to buy any extras you have for their reptiles, if prices are that bad where you live! I'm trying to set up a superworm colony at the moment myself, and I've got a few reptile-keeping friends and one friend who has a small eco-friendly cruelty-free chicken farm who will probably buy some of my extra worms, since I'm only feeding a bearded dragon and, eventually, once he's full grown, possibly a gargoyle gecko. You could also start a superworm colony in the same way, and simply feed the younger, smaller superworms to your gecko.

Not sure if this would be a viable option for you, but it's something to think about!

 

[silvercrow87]

I may try it, but a colony. Seems a bit much just for one leopard gecko. I have found a store that sells a hundred mealworms for $2 so I might try that place it's a little out of my way but it's a good price and I could walk there (get me some extra exercise) But if that doesn't work out I may try the colony. My friend has a mini fridge that he wants to sell. I could keep it in the garage.

Thanks for the idea and video.

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[indyana]

Yeah, the problem with online ordering is the shipping. If you have many geckos and need a ton of mealworms, it's a bargain, but if you only need 500 or so, it's still cheaper to pay at the pet store...

 

[silvercrow87]

Yeah, the problem with online ordering is the shipping. If you have many geckos and need a ton of mealworms, it's a bargain, but if you only need 500 or so, it's still cheaper to pay at the pet store...

Yeah I know. My best friend is going to show me a reptile pet store about a 10 minute walk from his house that sells them for $2 for 100. So that's not a bad price.

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[mauvelous]

Hey! Also from Ontario here! I have read a general recommendation of 2 mealworms per inch of gecko so I round down to 1 for superworms. The supers should be no wider than the width between the geckos eyes. As with mealworms, the freshly shed are the best. With all the pet store closings in Ontario, I personally breed my own for the purposes of feeding my leopard gecko. To be honest, it takes a while for them to grow so you may find you don't have extra breeding them for a while - if your friend does happen to find a better place to buy them that's great though. Good luck!
Ps it does have a lovely carrot tail.

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