feeding question

[Noot]

i got a question about mealworms.
a friend of mine who keeps reptiles told me that mealworms can do serious damage to reptiles because they can eat through the stomage of an animal. I got a 30 cm jardini and feed it frequently mealworms but now i'm doubting whether this is a good idea..
Does anyone know if mealworms can damage a aro?
Secondly, does anyone use wax moth as a feeder?

 

[T]

the meal worms will do fine with ur jardini. the worm will either die from being inside the fish or die from suffacation of the water.

 

[prophets]

If you're worried about the meal worms, do what I usually do. I pinch the heads of the meal worms before I feed them to my jardinii. A bit messy, but at least the worm is dead and no chance of it biting the stomach lining of my jar.

 

[Brooklynella]

I disagree with your friend's opinion. The bad thing about mealworms is their tough outer shell which is difficult to digest (Reptiles). I suppose fish could have similiar digestive problems but Aro's are well equipped to eat a variety of insects.
Try wax worms if you want to be "Safe". NO tough outer shell.

 

[Chaos32]

Just leave the meal worms or what ever incests in the freezer for 10mins..mission accomplished.

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

its fine man! so far ime, i have yet to encounter an aro dying incident coz of mealworm attacks. they can even eat poisonous centipede

 

[Noot]

ok, that's a relief.
@ Brooklynella; do you mean the wax moth larves(Galleria mellonella)?

 

[Brooklynella]

ok, that's a relief.
@ Brooklynella; do you mean the wax moth larves(Galleria mellonella)?

Yup, that's them. Very soft on the outside. They are readily available here in the NE U.S. anyway.

 

[StiffMeister]

soft on the outside, crispy on the inside

 

[ethnics]

have you ever seen your aro actually eat the meal worms? the throat of an aro crunches that thing into lil tiny pieces b4 it even swallows it... when i used to feed my aro pinkiez or fuzzies, while he's "chewing" i would see blood all coming through its gills telling me, anything that goes in the mouth, does not survive b4 it gets to the stomach, dont be worried mann...