Different Types of Worms

[Video Master]

So I was wondering how good each worm is for chams.

How would you rank the different worms. I am listing the ones that I know about, but please add others that are good for them to eat.

Silk Worms
Horn Worms
Super Worms
Meal Worms
Phoenix Worms
Butter Worms
Wax Worms

 

[jannb]

Sandrachameleon could tell you everthing about each of these worms and may even have a blog about them. I did have this little chart in my photobucket.

 

[Video Master]

Looks like the phoenix are pretty good for them.

 

[jannb]

I use Phoenix worms. They are really easy to keep. Here's another little chart I found at Elliot's Butterworms website.

*http://www.elliotsbutterworms.com/nutrition.htm

 

[bbprinting]

Here a blog I made comparing feeders with a printable chart

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/bbprinting/817-nutrional-information-your-feeders.html

 

[Video Master]

That blog is great information. I might try getting some Phoenix worms and see how Nimh does with them.

 

[Video Master]

Jann, do you still dust your phoenix worms with calcium at each feeding since they are so high in calcium?

 

[Puterguru]

How big do these guys get? They seem kind of small where i'm looking at them like they would be missed or passed up by my cham.

 

[Seiryu]

So I was wondering how good each worm is for chams.

How would you rank the different worms. I am listing the ones that I know about, but please add others that are good for them to eat.

Silk Worms
Horn Worms
Super Worms
Meal Worms
Phoenix Worms
Butter Worms
Wax Worms

Here is how I would rate them. Some are pretty close and interchangeable.

Silkworms (Very high protein, good moisture, Low/Med fat, great calcium)
Phoenix Worms (Very good ca/p ratio, decent protein)
Butterworms (great calcium, decent protein)

The reason I put butters slightly below Phoenix is because phoenix are easier to keep, otherwise they are VERY similar.

Hornworms (These are mostly water, but can help rehydrate, I feed sparingly)
Superworms (Decently hard shell, decent protein, but high in fat)
Waxworms (Very high in fat, not a good item to feed often)
Mealworms (A lot of shell, not a lot of good in anything, in my opinion the worst common feeder around)

Supers/Waxworms can be good for when they go on hunger strikes to beef them back up or after a female got done laying/giving birth.

Everyones going to have different opinions on these, but this is how I rate them.

 

[jannb]

Jann, do you still dust your phoenix worms with calcium at each feeding since they are so high in calcium?

No need to dust Phoenix worms, butters or silks IMO.

How big do these guys get? They seem kind of small where i'm looking at them like they would be missed or passed up by my cham.

They are small but they wiggle allot and most chams like that.

 

[bbprinting]

How big do these guys get? They seem kind of small where i'm looking at them like they would be missed or passed up by my cham.

I assume you are talking about the phoenix worms, if you buy them online they tend to not be very fat even the adult ones but if you gutload them (which can get gross) they get very plump.

 

[sandrachameleon]

In addition to bbprintings blog, you may find this one useful:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

and these

Bug nutrition http://www.chameleonnews.com/02SepDonoghue.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/nutri...22/#post171073
http://chamownersweb.net/insects/nutritional_values.htm
http://www.phish3r.com/feederinfo2.htm
http://www.organicvaluerecovery.com/...of_insects.htm
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/insectnutrition.html
http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html(scrolldown to mixed list of feeders, fruit, veggies)
http://doubleds.org/newfeederpg.html
http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/the-feeders.html
http://www.planetscott.com/babes/nutrition.asp
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/zoo/Who...nal02May29.pdf
http://www.nagonline.net/Technical%2...02MODIFIED.pdf
http://www.organicvaluerecovery.com/...of_insects.htm