super worms
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Not unless it got to the spider in a moult no.
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Yes - the problem happens when the beetles emerge several weeks later. I normally throw a few superworms in there - and if I see beetles wandering around I'll remove them. I personally don't worry too much about having the worms in there during a molt - and I've never had issues....but I could just be lucky to date too....
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are superworms and meal worms the same?
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thanks for the infoZorack said:
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No they are not the same thing. Mealworms are Tenebrio molitor species and are smaller brownish larvae. Superworms are Zophobas species and are larger whitish larvae. I have seen superworms 2 inches long and 1/4 inch across. Just trying to help.Zorack said:
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thanks for the comparson.David Burns said:
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Yes!Zorack said:
When I feed I pinch the heads on the superworms. I breed my own so I have way more than I need anyway. They still wiggle and twitch long enough to entice a hungry T.
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Superworms also have a sharp point on the ends of their bodies which may prove no problem for a T, but for some herps who don't "chew" as well as they should - this can be potentially harmful.
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A rogue superworm bit off my male B.smithi ankle and foot off from one leg. I feel luck that it bite him somewhere it would have killed him. But I know they can kill your pet, since I had a tiny 1/2" mealworm kill the 1" A.versicolor that eat it. Little Ts body bitten somewhere near the little ultra important pedicil I found in 2 pieces and he went down fighting as well as fangs were out ans spread wide
a superworn is big enough to the eact same thing to many adult T if they grab the tail end. They do fight for thier lives
I found in 2 pieces and he went down fighting as well as fangs were out ans spread wide a superworn is big enough to the eact same thing to many adult T if they grab the tail end. They do fight for thier lives
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Yeah grab a superworm by the ass they dont like it :S
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Actually there beetle larvae too ;P iv never trusted the things with lizards let alone spiders, but Mendi that's the first death from one iv heard ofZorack said:
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I don't find superworms very convenient as feeders. All my T's are new world terrestrials. The beetle larvae often have enough time (a few seconds) to burrow down into the substrate. From then on they just annoy the Ts. Nothing seems willing to eat the adult beetle either. I should imagine that superworms work best when dropped onto an arboreal's web or fed to fast, OW terrestrials.
Some people offer the larvae to the tarantula in a shallow dish. I've tried this with no success.
My mantids just love superworms though, and there is no substrate for them to hide in.
I would add that superworms and mealworms are very different beasts. It's like comparing a sausage and a steak.
Some people offer the larvae to the tarantula in a shallow dish. I've tried this with no success.
My mantids just love superworms though, and there is no substrate for them to hide in.
I would add that superworms and mealworms are very different beasts. It's like comparing a sausage and a steak.
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My G. rosea is full grown and she loves the beetles that the meal worms grow into. She hunts them down. So she probably would love superworm beetles as well. She loves the superworms and beetles as much as crickets.
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Nope there said to taste a bit nutty, Eric could probaly tell us for sureluther said:
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I also tried the shallow dish, T's showed no interest. But then there's waxworms...all the kids love them, & if they burrow they'll emerge a couple wks later as a tiny moth, which sometimes gets eaten.