Phoenix worms

[Chewbecca]

Does anyone here feed them??

EVERYTHING I read about them is positive as a feeder.

I want to order some for my leos, where would you suggest I order them from?
I'd also prefer if the merchant accepts paypal as a payment.

Thanks!

 

[OhioGecko]

I have tried them twice with no success. Only a few of our geckos would eat them.

Here is some previous posts you can look at:
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=34685&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=31482&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=28414&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=26820&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=21709&highlight=phoenix

 

[lpcad]

I have used them for my leos. All but one ate them. A couple seemed very excited by them.
They are a little more expensive than crickets and meal worms, but supposedly are nutritiously superior.
i got them from http://www.phoenixworm.com/servlet/StoreFront

 

[Chewbecca]

I have tried them twice with no success. Only a few of our geckos would eat them.

Here is some previous posts you can look at:
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=34685&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=31482&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=28414&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=26820&highlight=phoenix
http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=21709&highlight=phoenix

Thanks, I'll have a look at those links.
I DID do a search for phoenix worms before starting this thread, but it yielded no results with anything pertaining to phoenix worms.


I am going to try probably 100 or so. I know it'll be more expensive, but if they eat them, it'll be worth it to me.

 

[DarthGekko]

I've used phoenix worms in the past. They move very fast and the geckos seem to love them. Just don't get the cup they are in wet or they will climb out. I seem to have better growth rates with mealworms though, and they are less expensive...... I think Mulberry Farms has them. There may be other places that are closer to you though so I would shop around Rebecca Speaking of Mulberry Farms.... I have had the best growth rates with Silk Worms. They have an enzyme that helps with calcium absorbtion. Any Leo that ate these dusted with calcium grew extremly fast! These are just my own findings though and not scientific fact...

 

[Chewbecca]

Aren't silk worms really hard to keep? I'd LOVE to feed some of those.

The phoenix worms will be mainly for our 8 year old geckos.
They'll eat anything if it moves!:main_laugh:

I ordered 100 to try on them. I know it's kind of expensive to order in small amounts like that, but I didn't want to order 500 worms to find out my geckos might not want to eat them.

 

[DarthGekko]

Silkworms are easy to keep. You just may need a hovabator to keep them in and never touch them or their food with your hands. Call me if you wanna talk about it.

 

[Chewbecca]

Phoenix worms arrived today (thank GOD because I'm waiting on my order of mealies to arrive, so the only worms my guys had were wax worms which I ran out of).
With our geckos downstairs, they are a HIT.

If they digest them properly, I'll be ordering more.

 

[Dan K.]

great for breeder females very high in cal.

 

[DarthGekko]

Yeah be careful with the Wax Worms. Leo's tend to free base them LOL! (Gecko Crack)

 

[Chewbecca]

Well, I gave my leos downstairs about 10-15 wax worms yesterday.
They need them, so I didn't mind dishing that many out.

Joplin, Jethro, and Cotten all got 5 wax worms a piece.
Joplin and Jethro ate theirs last night.
Cotten didn't touch them.

 

[g3ckosr4me]

I got some pheonix worms for my gecko once but she didn't eat them.If your gecko/geckos eat them it might be nice because I heard you don't have to refridgerate them.

 

[Chewbecca]

you don't have to refrigerate them.
They'll be awesome as long as my geckos digest them properly.
I've read horror stories here about people giving them to their geckos and when the gecko poops, the worms are coming out undigested.

 

[idmd]

Where did you order the Phoenix worms from Chewbecca?

 

[Chewbecca]

from here:
http://www.premiumcrickets.com/Phoenix-Worms_31.html


I would have ordered them from The Worm Man (cheaper because his price includes shipping), but for whatever reason, when I'm in my cart, I CANNOT locate the check out button.

I ordered the large ones.
I can easily go through...probably more than 200 worms a week between my 7 leos.
But I won't because I'll also feed mealies and roaches.
My 4 downstairs are going to eat me out of house and home!:main_laugh:

 

[Redleg]

So are your geckos digesting the phoenix worms? How's the stool looking? :main_thumbsup: :main_thumbsdown:

 

[Chewbecca]

Well, I have one gecko that I believe gorged herself on them. She ate a LOT of them.
Her stool had 1 1/2 undigested worms in it. Kind of gross. But obviously she digested SOME of them. I put more in their dish last night, but I don't think they ate them.
But I have one in that cage that was going through a shed, and the day before when I fed them the phoenix worms, they also got dubias that same night, so they might just not be hungry.
My male, however, ate them and digested them well.

I think it's going to depend on how many an individual gecko eats. I don't think some leos can handle them as an only meal type thing, but I think they'd be good to supplement with 3 times a week or so.
I'd probably feed no more than 5-10 per gecko at once.

 

[VTHokie]

Yeah, I have noticed some limited problems with digesting the Phoenixes, but only in cases where an individual ate like 20 at once .