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Blood Worms?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:34 pm
by SuperFanjaya
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?
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:35 am
by wodesorel
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!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:36 pm
by SuperFanjaya
Ahh sorry, I didn't realize I wrote 2 different things :roll: They're mealworms, so they should be okay? Thanks!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:59 pm
by CallaLily
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:11 pm
by SuperFanjaya
Okay thank you! I'll try them out tonight