I’ve been feeding my tortoise some worms that I bought at the local feed store. I think they’re called ‘superworms.’ When I went to clean her tank today, I found a bunch of these guys (WARNING: Big Black Bug™ in sharp detail) crawling around in her substrate (the bark-like bedding material). What are they? Are the worms their larvae?
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Yes, the “superworms” are their larvae
Wouldn’t make a difference. My turtles would eat them too. And my fingers seem pretty tasty.
That’s why I love this place. You learn something new and cool every day. I rounded all the little buggers up and fed them to the bearded dragons.
Here’s something interesting—under proper conditions, growing superworms will take the concept of rebellious teenage angst to the extreme and will eat their parents:
I might just try my hand at this. It would sure beat spending $30/month on crickets.