The later is a good choice because it has vitamin C as well. They do not drink water directly (more on this later), So, you need to make sure that you have got some food which they extract the water from.įor example, you could have some carrots or even some orange slices. You also want to make sure that you have a source of water. First, you need the following items:įirstly you have a separate container which has their food (I will explain their ideal food later) source at the bottom of the container. The actual process for gut loading is quite straightforward.

This really doesn’t have much nutritional value. May have Been Feed Low-quality Foodįor example, you may find that some super worms have been feed potato feed. Also, you can’t guarantee the food that has been fed to them contains high nutritional value. Pet Shops May Not Gut-load themįirstly not all pet shops even bother to gut-load Superworms. There are a couple of things that you need to be careful of. Whenever they’re in stock in the pet shops, they sell out fast. This is because it has become quite mainstream and quite popular. When it comes to crickets many pet stores will pre-feed or “gut load” them. And if you neglect to do that then it will affect their nutrition. So if you feed the super worms well, your lizard will be fed well. It’s a similar concept to the saying “you are what you eat”. Many insects are fed in this way with ingredients including vegetables, fruits, oats, etc, In particular vitamins and minerals in the hope is that these vitamins and minerals will pass onto your lizard. Effectively, you are feeding the super worms with nutritional value. Gut loading is a well-known and recommended practice. and also referred to as Zophobas Why do you need to gut load super Worms?.The larvae of these Beatles have a few names as follows: They are relatively small and resemble mealworms at a glance. This larvae is approximately 50 to 60 mm in length. A Superworm is the larvae of a darkling beetle (Zophobas morio).

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