They can also be offered in your hand or fingers, but this does increase the risk of an accidental bite from your pet. Superworms and mealworms can be offered to your pet via soft-tipped feeding tongs or in a specially-designed “escape proof” feeding dish. To do this, place the number of worms that you will be feeding to your pet in a plastic bag with some calcium powder and shake gently until they are evenly coated. Immediately prior to feeding, superworms and mealworms must be coated in a high-quality calcium powder, which helps balance their nutritional content to prevent conditions like metabolic bone disease. Superworms vs Mealworms: Feeding to Your Petīoth mealworms and superworms should be gutloaded with nutritious vegetables and fruits like carrot, apple, or sweet potato for at least 24 hours before offering to your pet. After they pupate, superworm beetles are matte dark brown or black with a thick, hard carapace. They are also thicker and larger - around 2” long. However, they are more variable in color, with a tan body and a black/dark brown head and black/dark brown stripes on the tail end. Superworms are also wormlike larvae with a segmented body and six legs. After they pupate, mealworm beetles are shiny dark brown or black. They grow to be around 1-1.25” long, unless treated with hormones to delay pupating, which turns them into “giant” mealworms around 1.5” long. Mealworms are small, wormlike larvae with a smooth, hard, segmented body, light orange color, and six legs at the front of the body. Once you know what to look for, a big difference between superworms and mealworms is their appearance. They’re also commonly dried and used as bird food. They’re very common feeder insects for many medium to small insectivorous and omnivorous reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and other exotic pets. Mealworms are the larvae of the Tenebrio molitor darkling beetle.
They’re a common feeder insect for many medium to large insectivorous and omnivorous reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and other exotic pets. Superworms are the larvae of the Zophobas morio darkling beetle.
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