I am curious if anybody has tried any of these or any other types of feeder larvae with their sugar gliders?


BUTTER WORMS


WAX WORMS


GOLIATH


SILK


PHOENIX

Nope, but those GOLIATH worms look so cool! I couldn't feed those to my babies just because they are cool looking. Let me know if you try some of those, and if they like them.

Mine have had the butter worms and the wax worms. Of course they have had meal worms and soft worms too.

OH MY!! I am sure the babies would love them but I don't know if I could bring myself to touch them, it took a lot for me tyo touch a mealie. I think I will stick with them. But I am curious how yours like them?

i hate the feel of wax worms, they are just to squishy

Mine used to get wax worms about 8 months ago when it was impossible to find mealworms

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i hate the feel of wax worms, they are just to squishy

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EWE! I agree! Even if you pick them up with tweezers, you can feel them squish. I wish I had more of a tolerance for worms period. Mealies aren't bad at all but any worm is gross. Super worms gross me out the most - the way they are so active and curl around your finger and hold on. UCK!

I bought Butter Worms - my gliders AND my chameleon hated them! Same with the Phoenix worms.

I bought the Goliath worms. I intended to let them morph into the HUGE moths and feed those to my gliders during tent time. But- when I learned that a primary part of their diet is tobacco - I got concerned about what that would do to my gliders. They were cool, however!

Where does everyone get these different kinds of worms? I have never even seen any different kind of worm besides mealies. Also, what other insects can/do you guys feed your gliders?

Just do a search. This place seems popular.http://www.mulberryfarms.com/index.html

Many vendors also can be sourced via Ebay.

Those Goliaths look like tomato hornworms, but I've never seen a blue one. What is it?

Never mind, I see on the Mulberry Farms site that it's a special food that turns 'em blue.

I bet the little guys'll eat 'em up.

Hmmmm those Goliath worms match my decor. That would be yet another hard one to justify to the hubby...

You can get the wax worms at Petco -- I just got some tonight for free with a coupon the sent me for joining their P.A.L.S program. Haven't tried them yet but will later on tonight.

My guys have had waxies, supers & of course mealies. They LOVE waxies & adore their mealies, the supers were tolerated as they had no other option, one of my babies said to heck with it & just waited for mealies! LOL

My guys didn't like super worms either.

When they arrived:

After one week (their food stinks, too!)

Perspective:

Where do you get the goliath worm? Also just a random comment, I like the squishy feeling.

Suggielover, check the link Kazko posted above.

The butterworms and waxworms are packed with nutrients and great for any animal that consumes them-they have alot more protein than most worms. The butterworms are super expensive though. Waxworms are also more expensive than mealworms but not as bad. The Goliath worms are gorgeous. I would kind of like to have those as a pet!! lol

Well, the wax worms were a BIG HIT at my house!

Hi, I have been reading the postings for a while and decided to join in. We have been feeding the Phoenix worms to our suggies for a little while. I know that our female, Priscilla and one of the boys, Leo, will eat them. The male, Elvis (my wife named them)and the other boy, Rocky, will not touch them. I have not tried any of the others shown other than the regular mealworms that all of them eat.The Phoenix worms are supposed to be high in calcium and low in fat. I know that if I put 12 to 16 in the feeding bowl before I go to sleep, Priscilla and Leo will come down and eat them all before going up to the apple and other foods. The Phoenix worms normally come in a small container and are white in color and darken over time. Supposedly they are higher in calcium the darker they get. I buy them from exotic nutrition.

I think I will stick with mealiesI got chills just looking at those OH MY

Farns welcome to the site, my question is those blue golithe worms, will they make my gliders poop blue? Those worms are really blue and I would worry if i saw blue poop in the cage. Just curious.

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When they arrived:

After one week (their food stinks, too!)

Perspective:

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How about green poo?

Thanks Tinkertoy! I do not know what the poo would be but i know our four would look at those Goliath worms and run! I tried to feed them the superworms and they just ignored them and waited for me to remove the dish the next day, not one touched. I gave them the regular mealies and they ate them up!

Jerry worst yet what if their poop looked like that worm!!! Stripes and everything. That would really freak me out

Hmmm...we could breed worms and come up with some really cool poo color variations. What category would that go under on eBay?

how about poopebay, how about rainbow colored poop

My gliders love the Butter and wax worms. I had to cut the first ones open but after they got a taste...they love them...even more than mealies.

how old does our babies gotta be before i give him live food? hes 5-6 months old now.nuts fell last week thats how i know the age of him.

Are you referring to his testes? That can happen before 4 months...it did with one of mine anyway.