Question about supers
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The short answer?
You don't need to crush their heads.
With that said, you should only feed superworms appropriately sized, especially to juvies. If you have a lizard that isn't too fond of chewing, then I reccomend you crush their heads. What I usually do though is just give them a hard flick.
You don't need to crush their heads.
With that said, you should only feed superworms appropriately sized, especially to juvies. If you have a lizard that isn't too fond of chewing, then I reccomend you crush their heads. What I usually do though is just give them a hard flick.
Snootchie0210
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This is new to me. But is there a reason why such a myth exist? And a reason why we should be flicking them before feeding them to chams? My cham is small (only 3 months old) so I won't be giving him supers anytime soon. But since this thread is active, I figured I'd ask now for future reference.
camimom
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The myth was created somehow because someone decided that superworm mouths were such great chewers they could eat through a chameleon stomach to the outside.
Its not true.
never been true.
yes the bite of one has been known to cause a slight bump or injury to the mouth if the cham gets bit.
But most of us have fed chams superworms and no one has died from it yet.
You domt have to do anything to thm before you feedthem off. Flicking thm or whatever wont change anything.
Its not true.
never been true.
yes the bite of one has been known to cause a slight bump or injury to the mouth if the cham gets bit.
But most of us have fed chams superworms and no one has died from it yet.
You domt have to do anything to thm before you feedthem off. Flicking thm or whatever wont change anything.
The "chewing through the stomach" myth is once again, aload of bull crap. HOWEVER, superworms can give a good pinch. A bite in the mouth can cause a nasty infection, I know this because I've witnessed it in a leopard gecko from a breeder. It was a 600$ lizard and required months of treatment, and last I heard, the gecko refuses superworms. There's a thread about it floating around on the internet somewhere, but it was awhile ago. Once again, if you have a lizard that chews well, which is probably 99% of all them out there, you don't need to do anything special.
It's a popular myth in the leopard gecko world, since most of the breeders feed mealworms and superworms as a staple. Many question the saftey of that. The myth has many "origins". Most seem to prefer the story of a weak or sick lizard being fed the worms, and then dying shortly after. From there mealworms/superworms that were left in the enclosure could possibly eat their way INTO the lizard, giving the impression of eating their way out of the stmomach. Surely, after arriving at such a scene, an inexperienced owner would surely think that, "OMG! The worms just ate right out through my lizard!". The big name pet stores seem to like the myth, too, once again spreading it around.
It's a popular myth in the leopard gecko world, since most of the breeders feed mealworms and superworms as a staple. Many question the saftey of that. The myth has many "origins". Most seem to prefer the story of a weak or sick lizard being fed the worms, and then dying shortly after. From there mealworms/superworms that were left in the enclosure could possibly eat their way INTO the lizard, giving the impression of eating their way out of the stmomach. Surely, after arriving at such a scene, an inexperienced owner would surely think that, "OMG! The worms just ate right out through my lizard!". The big name pet stores seem to like the myth, too, once again spreading it around.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
entirely horse poop (which is something superworms do enjoy eating BTW though obviously you shouldnt feed poop to supers you intend to give to chams)
maxttu
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jshaffer740
New Member
I have never had any problems with Super's mouths biting my chams. In fact they've never bitten me, and I've hand fed them for years. This is not to say it does not happen, but I think overall it is a low-risk. I wouldn't bother crushing the heads.
Lathelia
Established Member
I actually heard it happens. To a bearded dragon, if I'm not mistaken, afer he ate mealworms. One of the reptile vet's in Poland said his colleague had similar case, but I don't know what kind of animal was it.
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
I just cannot believe any anecdotal stories that suggest that supers will eat their way out of animals. If anyone has ever had superworms in a feeding cup when the mister goes off, you'll notice that most of them will manage to drown themselves in three drops of water collected in a corner. I just cannot, sensibly, believe that they are capable of surviving any length of time in the gut of an animal, healthy or not, and then eat their way out. Additionally, even the weakest lizard will chew a super at least once, which constitutes a pretty fatal injury.
It's definitely not something I worry about!
It's definitely not something I worry about!
camimom
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