Superworms, have to cut off head?

[pkrtech]

pet store said I had to cut off the heads is this true ?

 

[lil_angel]

i have just started feeding them and i was told the same thing at petstore, but was told here that i didnt have to cut off heads, so who did i think was the more reliable source? ppl here that actually KNOW and CARE about leopard geckos!!

 

[pkrtech]

thanks angel

 

[Bennayboi]

Pet stores are wrong about everything.

 

[fallen_angel]

We have been feeding supers to all of our geckos for 4-5 months and have never cut off one single head

 

[GatorGirl286]

yup i dont cut off the heads either

 

[bohannbj]

Some of my 15 gram juvies can eat them. No way would I cut the heads off, it would be no fun for the little guys & gals.

 

[cwazy]

thats just the silliest thing ive herd thus far today!! lol... and your right... it wouldnt be any fun!!!

 

[gothra]

No need to cut off the heads of superworm; but if you feed crickets, its better to pull off the jump legs.

 

[GeckoGathering]

heads or tails

No need to cut off the heads of super worm

Yes, I read in "Super Worm Feeding 101" that cutting
off the head of a Super Worm is "bad luck." ...
take care little gecko, where ever you are.. HJ

 

[Gecko Ranch]

"Off with their heads" is the number one pet shop myth. They have been perpetuating this one for years! :main_thumbsdown:

 

[RepBex]

Super worm sor Giant mealworms are only that big due to hormones

GM food in the reptile world

 

[rcobourn]

Super worm sor Giant mealworms are only that big due to hormones

GM food in the reptile world

superworms and giant mealworms are two different things. It doesn't take any hormones to make a superworm big... they are just big. Giant mealworms are a different story... they use a hormone to prevent them from pupating, so they just continue to grow, and therefore can get quite large.

 

[RepBex]

i have been searching and searching for these superworms and every site says superworms/giant mealworms