Our Meal worms are organically grown on Canadian Wheat Bran, with carrot, apple, cabbage and celery for hydration (moisture). Your order is hand-picked and packed (not scooped and dumped like some other Canadian or US suppliers), comes to you shipped in a food-grade cup in our wheat-bran substrate, with a little carrot or apple for moisture, and a 5% over count too!
Mealworms | A good dietary addition for reptiles, fish and birds
Mealworms are the least expensive feeders available and are a good live worm feeder for reptiles, rodents, birds, and fish. These live mealworms are high in protein, require little or no maintenance and have an excellent shelf life. Their small size makes them ideal for juvenile reptiles and young birds, especially for juvenile reptiles with voracious appetites, but they should not be considered the main or sole 'staple' diet for your exotics.
Wait until the mealworms have just shed (very light color) and then feed your smaller reptiles those 'Freshly-Shed' meal worms (no larger than one-half inch and very pale in colour). This is when these worms have a lower amount of chitin (the hard outer shell) and this will help your pet in digesting them more easily, and avoid impacting, due the the hard exoskeleton.
As with Super worms, ensure that their substrate is nutritionally sound, that they have adequate moisture, and that they are dusted with calcium prior to being fed to your exotic
