Mealworm Vs Waxworm for LEO

[superknoty]

Hi guys, what if I just use waxworm for feeding my leos as regular food instead of meal worm ?. Is there will be an effect to my leo healths due to waxworm have more calories and more calcium than wax worm

Thank you

 

[DierdreDreamwalker626]

Isn't a waxworm the same thing as a wax worm? lol

 

[animeavatar]

Waxworms should only be used as treats.

 

[Bongo]

Wax worms are high in fat. They should only be offered as a treat. Mealworms are much more nutritious; a much better choice as a primary feeder.

 

[OnlineGeckos]

And even when fed as "treats", make sure you don't feed them treats often. Leopard geckos can easily get addicted to waxworms, and sometimes once they get a taste of them, they won't eat anything else. Then you'll bump into problems with overweight geckos having possible fatty liver disease.

If you are wanting to breed waxworms as I see in your other thread, hopefully you are doing it to sell and not to feed them as a staple diet. There are much much better staple diet for your leopard geckos, such as mealworms, crickets, dubia roaches, silk worms, phoenix worms, etc..

 

[DierdreDreamwalker626]

Our leos (even our hatchlings) won't touch anything but crickets. If it's not moving around every few seconds they have no interest in it.

 

[superknoty]

well after I fed my all three leo with some wax worm it seem to be all of them have lost their interest to eat meal worm , Wow how do I fix this

 

[animeavatar]

Just keep trying to offer the mealworms. Once they are hungry they should eat them.

 

[Sathis]

Yup - just do not look in their sad eyes Keep the mealies in and wait for geckos to get hungry.
The world has never seen an animal, nor a baby, die out of hunger over a bowl full of food (I use this rule with all my animals, and daughter - works 100% good )

 

[superknoty]

Yup - just do not look in their sad eyes Keep the mealies in and wait for geckos to get hungry.
The world has never seen an animal, nor a baby, die out of hunger over a bowl full of food (I use this rule with all my animals, and daughter - works 100% good )

Does this rules work on parent ? :main_evilgrin:

 

[animeavatar]

Haha! What are you planning?

 

[fl_orchidslave]

They might beg with their eyes.... turn away from nutritious food.... you have to stop giving in to their addiction. It's up to you, not them. When they've gone without food as long as they can stand it, they'll eat whatever you give them.