worms

[lukus]

Can someone tell me if it's OK the give my leo an earth worm thats been well washed? You can feed them to turtles and I thought Jimmy would like to try one. Thanks in advance.

 

[Jeanne]

Feeding wild caught insects is not recommended, it could be carrying diseases and you wouldn't know about it.

Captive bred insects are fed a special diet, in the wild they eat what is available, like animal feces, etc

 

[marula]

wild worms can eat something toxic too ("pesticidi" in italian...the products you use for plants)....and geckos are really sensible to this...

 

[justin-branam]

i know earthworms are available as captive bred worms used for fishing, and i have also wondered if these would be okay to feed leos as a treat (definite NO on wild caught ones). it believe earthworms do eat a lot of dirt, so this is the only reason i am doubtful they would be okay, but still curious as well.


and im talking about the reddish colored ones that are about 2-3 inches long, not the 5-6+ inchers. not sure which ones lukus was refering to.

 

[ReptileMan27]

I wouldnt feed any WC insects

 

[lukus]

earth worms

Thanks for the replys, I know there are worms that are raised for fishing but I don't think they are carefull with how it's done, I'll just keep looking for some butterworms to buy on line. Thanks