How healthy are silkworms

[zlew]

I'm considering buying them in bulk for my chameleon. Are they healthy? I know they only eat mulberry and I can't really gut load them. Also today he ate three out of five I gave him, the last two he was like afraid of. They weren't any bigger than the others but he flared up and shied away lol. So I gave him his usual crix.

 

[jannb]

Silkworms are excellent feeders to provide in addition to your other feeders. Variety is always best.

 

[sandrachameleon]

they are good choices - but you should gutload them. they eat mulberry or mulberry based chow (commercially available - get as a powder and add boiling water in portions as needed), as well as dandelion leaves, very thin shaved carrot etc. silkworms have an enzyme (serrapeptase) that may assist with calcium absorption, but another which may reduce Thiamine(B1) uptake.
So, Combining silkworms with other feeders is the correct way to go - mix up soft bodied feeders with "crunchy" stuff that can also be gutloaded, like superworms, crickets, terrestrial isopods.