wax worms

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jackh

Discussion Starter · Jul 19, 2008

anybody feeding their fish live wax worms? im expecting some baby box turtles to hatch in september and i just started a wax worm colony to feed them. each moth can lay like 300 eggs so i know ill be overrun with worms. just wondering if my harlequin rasboras might eat young larvae.

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bex

· #2 · Jul 19, 2008

I think - I may be wrong, though - that the fat content of waxies is very high. I know people in the sugar glider community recommend against feeding too many waxworms because it leads to fat gliders. No idea what they're like for fish, though.

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jackh

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 20, 2008

thats what ive read. like mealworms, they should be used occasionally and not as a staple food source for reptiles so the same probably applies for fish. but im hoping my harlequins will eat the young ones sometimes to take some off my hands

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