Blood Worms?

SuperFanjaya · Post by **SuperFanjaya** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:34 pm

Hey everyone(:
My mom recently started growing some mealworms with her preschool class, and brought some home for me to give to the crabs. Is this okay to feed them?

Post by **wodesorel** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:35 am

Bloodworms are a type of midge larvae. I give my hermits freeze-dried on a regular basis. Most won't eat them, but I do have three crabs who will fight over who gets to sit in the dish and eat the whole thing!

Mealworms are a type of beetle larvae. I also give these to the crabs freeze-dried in a mix and they are a HUGE hit. The mix has freshwater shrimp, crickets, and mealworms and they can polish off a large dish overnight!

If you're feeding fresh them you're probably going to want to pre-kill them since the crabs normally wont' go after moving food, and also if the worms get away they will molt into adult beetles, which isn't fun!

SuperFanjaya · Post by **SuperFanjaya** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:36 pm

Ahh sorry, I didn't realize I wrote 2 different things :roll: They're mealworms, so they should be okay? Thanks!

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:59 pm

SuperFanjaya wrote:Ahh sorry, I didn't realize I wrote 2 different things :roll: They're mealworms, so they should be okay? Thanks!

Yes mealworms (and bloodworms) are safe. My crabs seem to enjoy both.

SuperFanjaya · Post by **SuperFanjaya** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:11 pm

Okay thank you! I'll try them out tonight