Feeding Super Worms?

Hi-
I am extremely fortunate to have a local man that raises crickets-mealies and supers and I started buying them originally for my Bearded Dragons.
I have fed my adult Leos some of the supers but I seem to remember reading on here that some people advise not to feed supers to Leos.
How many of you do feed supers?
Also I have 3 of my adult Leos that just look at them like they are aliens-LOL- and they don't seem to recognize them as a food source even though they gobble up mealies like crazy- go figure-LOL!!.
Thanks
Sandy

You don’t have to worry about feeding supers, they are perfectly safe. Several of my leos feed on them and they love em’. What you’re probably thinking of is giant mealworms. I wouldn’t feed them as they’ve been given growth hormones.

I love using Supers. They are cleaner than crickets and not only that they are very active. Their movement triggers that good feeding response in leopards. Only problem I see is them climbing out of the glass ashtrays I use for feeding dishes, but being that I change paper towels in the cages every other day its not even really an issue.

I've got eopard geckos that will only eat superworms. I like them so much more than crickets.

Regards,

Terry

I have 2 girls that will only eat supers (big ones too). I was a bit worried that supers are too 'fatty' and less 'healthy' than crickets, but....I couldn't get them off it; so they're getting 2-3 supers every 2nd day now.

I mainly feed mealworms and super worms to my geckos, and all of my geckos do not refuse supers. I prefer to feed them over crickets. I'll buy crickets every now and then, but I'd rather feed them worms. There is nothing wrong with them, and as Chad said they are cleaner.

When I feed supers I havea plastic tweezers that I came across in a pet store, they are pretty big and work great! I'll use those when I feed supers to all my geckos. Granted it is a bit more time consuming rather than putting the super worms in the dish, but I like to feed my geckos.

I also breed my own mealies and supers.

Mine wont eat mealworms they seem to hate them. They love wax worms I havent tried supers but I might do you think they will eat supers if they wont eat mealies?

You could try supers on them to see if they would eat them since they move fast and your leos will more likely to feed on them since movement catches their attention.

Exactly how many wax worms are you feeding your leo? I hope you are feeding your leo waxworms as a treat only, they are very addicting. If you want to feed something that is like waxworms, try butterworms. They are high in calcium and better than feeding waxies to your leo. If you are feeding too many cut back and feed something else like crickets, mealworms, super worms, butter worms, silk worms, or even try roaches.

they eat crickets and waxies. So alot of wax worms are bad or do they just fatten them up b/c i dont mind fat leos.
Tim

I wouldn’t even feed waxworms, even as a treat. They are very addicting and are like crack for leos. They have very little nutritional value and are high in fat. If you want to feed something similar to waxworms try silkworms. They are a lot more nutritious.

Like Shayna said try the supers as they are a lot more active than a regular mealworm.