So, Julie,you say no herp keeper worth his salt would make the suggestion of
crushing the heads on the mealworms before feeding? What difference would it
make really, wether they were crushed or not? Would that have an effect
on...say....the food value? Just curious here. :-)
And Ash is very good about matching the size of the bugs with the size of
her Gex or Frogs. She was just being cautious and trying to do what was best
for them having heard that the worms would burrow out. :-) Nothing at all
wrong with that huh? :-) I'd say that shows she cares about them a great
deal.I would still like to know why you refer to it as a "very bad piece of
advice". Just curious. We're all here to learn. :-)
Julie Bergman said:
>>>>>" Another qualification is health of the herp. An unhealthy herp, which
> sounds like Owdicat had several cases, cannot hunt food or digest
> properly, so food tends to eat them. If you sat still long enough and
> enough mealworms or crickets were around, they would certainly dine on
> you also!">>>>>
Why would you suggest that Owdicat has had several cases of UNHEALHTY
herps? :-) apparently I have missed something here. Because she likes to
handfeed them? I assure you that owdicats herps are not unhealthy.:-)
Ash takes care of her babies like they were her children. Hehehe!!! Lucky
little critters. :-)They are also allowed to hunt too by the way. She just
likes a little one on one with them at times. Nothing wrong with that
either..HUH? :->
You all have a wonderful day and a VERY HERPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :->
The other owdicat
(Ash's Mom)~~~~Elizabeth~~
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] mealworms
> > I read a book from what I feel is a very reputable Herp. keeper; I'll
quote
> > from his Gecko
> > book "Geckos" by Jerry G. And Maleta M. Walls- page 22."There are
repeated
> > stories of large mealworms literally eating through the gut of a small
> > lizard and exiting alive through the belly. Large mealworms should be
killed
> > by crushing the head, dipping them in hot water, or slitting then
open...."
> >
> This is a very bad piece of advice, I am sorry to see it in print. Hilde
> or someone else (excuse me if I have this wrong) made the much more
> appropriate suggestion of matching size of food item to the gecko/herp.
> There is never any need to crush food except in the case of sick herp.
>
>
> > Several people (pet shop owners, Herptology students ect.) say to crush
the
> > heads of meal worms & crix for safety sake.
> >
>
> These folks are WAY off. No experienced herp keeper worth their salt
> would ever make that suggestion! Thanks to them this "old wives tale"
> still exists.
>
> Another qualification is health of the herp. An unhealthy herp, which
> sounds like Owdicat had several cases, cannot hunt food or digest
> properly, so food tends to eat them. If you sat still long enough and
> enough mealworms or crickets were around, they would certainly dine on
> you also!
>
> Lastly, one should not feed a gecko more than it can deal with in about
> an hour. There should not be tons of food running around loose in the
> terrarium. If there is on a regular basis, this could stress the gecko
> and cause its health to fail and ultimately, ugh, be eaten by all that
> excess food that should not have been in the terrarium in the first
> place.
>
> Julie Bergman
> http://www.geckoranch.com
> GGA lifetime member
>
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