giant mealworms

[badjuice]

is it ok to feed gaint mealworm to a 9.7 garm leo and how many

 

[thegeckoguy23]

I hope there tiny ones lol reg mellies should be okay for them, I would feed 5 per day im not sure i have never fed them but thats what i would do...


Jake

 

[badjuice]

they are 1.25inches long from pet co

 

[thegeckoguy23]

Contact a guy on this forum 55g he feeds them.



Jake

 

[thegeckoguy23]

they are 1.25inches long from pet co

3-4 a day I would say.



Jake

 

[badjuice]

he only eat 1 maybe 2 if lucky he is 4.5 inchs long

 

[GeckoGathering]

is it ok to feed gaint mealworm to a 9.7 garm leo and how many

According to information posted
and other readings
.....supposedly giant mealworms are raised
on hormons, steroids or whatever to delay them from going through their normal life cycle stages...
thus getting them larger than normal...
so if gecko breeding were to be of interest....????...
again from readings, not experience,
a possibility of being sterile could be in place.
I have no proof but with other feeders why chance it.
Probably popular with people feeding birds and such.
Take care. HJ ​

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I have heard what HJ is talking about but I personally feed giant mealworms to all my breeders and have had zero diverse affects on the breeders themselves or their offspring. But that's not to say it has never happened either.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

they are 1.25inches long from pet co

The giant meals I've seen are 2", comparable in size to a full grown superworm.

 

[badjuice]

they most likely 2 inches i was guessin 1.25inches