Wax worms???

[ChamNewb23]

Hey everyone, this is actually my first post here I just signed up yesterday. I have a 6 month old blue panther chameleon, he's a perfect cham and is super herby. He loves eatIng crickets and super worms but I just went to go pickup crickets today and they were out till tomorrow. Only thing I could get my hands on we're wax worms ( I have super worms but I only feed him a couple a week).

Question is can I feed the wax worms or should I feed a couple supers?

 

[ChamNewb23]

Hey everyone, this is actually my first post here I just signed up yesterday. I have a 6 month old blue panther chameleon, he's a perfect cham and is super herby. He loves eatIng crickets and super worms but I just went to go pickup crickets today and they were out till tomorrow. Only thing I could get my hands on we're wax worms ( I have super worms but I only feed him a couple a week).

Question is can I feed the wax worms or should I feed a couple supers?

Sorry for the typos I'm on my phone.

 

[hallenhe]

You can feed waxworms, and he'll likely find them quite tasty. They are quite fatty, as feeders go, so most people limit them to one or two feedings a month. The supers are considered healthier, but I find everybody likes an occasional waxworm treat.

 

[sandrachameleon]

waxworms provide next to no useful value
I'd not bother with them if I were you.

instead choose silkworms, butterworms and superworms

 

[fluxlizard]

waxworms provide next to no useful value
instead choose silkworms, butterworms and superworms

?

http://www.grubco.com/Nutritional_Information.cfm

A bit higher in fat than superworms
A bit less protein
higher in fiber
higher in calcium
lower in phosphorous

They are fed a significant amount of honey which has some good things in it.

I sure wish I could find a real nutritional analysis of feeders though- with vitamins, minerals and amino acid content.

Long, long ago Reptiles magazine had an article on how to raise them that offered a diet that supposedly significantly improved their nutritional value (to the point that the author fed them lots over the long term).

That is another thing I wish I could find- a nutritional comparison with *complete* nutritional analysis of well fed vs from the insect farm.

Insects provide more nutritionally than fat, protein, calcium and phosphorous and ash.

I think they are fine for variety.

But they are too expensive if you have a lot of lizards. And they are too addicting if you feed them too often- I've met many a leopard gecko owner who has told me their pet was fed waxworms for a while and then refused other food and then after several months of waxworms only refused to eat altogether.

 

[ChamNewb23]

Thanks everyone, I just fed the wax worms off since they do no harm, the cham loved them.