Silkworms as beardie food..?

[nuthn2do]

Kangaroo is the leanest of the red meats, mince done at 50/50 with wombaroo or vetafarm insectivore mix is even better. As mentioned before it should not a staple diet for a healthy beardie.

[Bouncer]

ooooo did you? Great to hear.

[Kirby]

WOW, you guys will feed anything to your dragons..

have a look at this.. its a good guid..
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...Nutrition.html

i grow my own, arugula alfalpha endive, and dandelion,

bok choy should only be a treat, as its high in oxolates. and carrots shouldnt be too high on the list either..

mealworms, are a health risk, and are not nutritous, either are earthworms.. because they are easy and sold for turtles, does not mean they are healthy or suitable..

ill send that PM through again Miss B

P.S. silkworms can generally eat dark greens, but will not eat anything but mulberry leaves if they get the taste of it, there is also artificial 'silkworm chow' you can get from the states..

[Mrs I]

Miss B - go see your doctor and get over your fear of raoches, lol.

They are so easy to keep breeding, and witht he help of fluon they dont run away either.

Mrs I

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[Brettix]

I just bought a few hundred eggs of baitnbug and tadpoles 2 weeks ago pm them.
They are cheap and myne are hatching now.

[Miss B]

Originally Posted by Mrs I

Miss B - go see your doctor and get over your fear of raoches, lol.

They are so easy to keep breeding, and witht he help of fluon they dont run away either.

Mrs I

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I know, I need to get over it don't I? It would make life so much easier

Thanks Brettix - how much did you pay for yours, if you don't mind me asking?

[Kirby]

did you get my PM miss B? considering size and amount... its cheaper than the US and UK..

im think about breeding them myself.. i even bought some mulberry seeds (aparently they grow fair big within 6 months.. (ill keep them trim to little shrubby trees)

you CAN breed them year round, by refrigerating eggs, and keeping them under a lamp.. somehtign to think about..

[Miss B]

Got your PM, thanks Kirby

I think I will definately give the silkworms a try, can't hurt, and at the very least it will be a nice change for the beardies - I'm sure they'd appreciate some variation in their diet. I was wondering how quickly Mulberry plants grow... did you just get your seeds from Bunnings? I'd be interested in having a crack at breeding them too. Can't hurt to try I suppose!

[Hetty]

You can buy mulberry trees from bunnings, it won't be big enough for this year but they grow pretty fast.

[Kirby]

for $6 on ebay i got 30 seeds and delivered.. i WILL have a look in the plant shops, for actual trees (small ones)

aparently there real fast growing and will fruit in their first 6 months..

[Kirby]

Originally Posted by thenothing

You can buy mulberry trees from bunnings, it won't be big enough for this year but they grow pretty fast.

do you know how big.. got leaves? etc?

theres a huge tree near me, but it would be nice to not have to trespass and steal leaves like the 100's of small school children that will also be doing it soon.. :s

[cris]

Oh yeah i forgot to mention i usually mix the meat up with wombaroo as nuthn2do suggests, and my beardie absolutely loves prickly pear, which is a good thing as i use it as his staple vegetable food.

I also feed my dragons wild caught insects, but there are risks attached to this if you live near where lots of poisons are used. It can also be dangerous work catching them, i just got a moth stuck in my eye about half an hour ago

[Duke]

I got silk worms ages ago from a school fete.
They bred worse than rabbits.
We'd forgotten about them, and stored the boxes in the garage.
Months later we found them teeming with the little critters.

I reckon they're pretty low maintenance, and I didn't have to refrigerate or heat or anything.
We had them for about four breeding cycles.

I'd be interested in starting up again, if anyone finds any good deals.
We've got a few mullberry trees in the area too.

Oh and give this link a try if you want to feed your silkies on something other than the mulberry leaves:
http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/scri...opic25694.shtm