foreign objects in crickets/locusts.

[vr6_12v]

Hello there first of all im new to the forum (and reptiles) so sorry if this is in the wrong section.

What it is i orderd 1000 crickets and 100 locusts from the live food warehouse and when they came there was about 50 crickets and loads of these hairy little worm type creatures in there and most of the locusts where dead and half eaten and these little hairy worms where in there aswell. I rang them up and they are goin to send me some more.

Any 1 else had this before and can my bearded dragons eat these litttle hairy things or shal i get rid of them?

Any help / advice will be much apreciated

many thanks . stu

[amylou]

th little hairy worm things ur describeing sound like what i found in my locust last week. am also wondering what they are, and how they get into the locust, considering all my locust mysterisaly died b4 i got chance 2 feed them to my beardies

[Wabbit]

The "hairy worm thingies" are dermestid beetle larvae and they're put in there to eat the dead decaying crickets and locusts.
One of my tokays bit one in half once but seemed disgusted by it and he'll eat ANYTHING that you put in there, so I'm guessing they taste horrible or something lol
Hope that helps!

[judy]

a couple of beetle larve and the beatles have managed to get in to the cage when i feed my beardie. and these are the first things he goes for! it was very funny watching him trying to catch a flying beetle.

but is it ok that he eats these?

[amylou]

the ones ive found are hairy grey looking baby catapillers....or what they seemed to remind me of

[Wabbit]

Yup, that's the ones amylou!

[vr6_12v]

Originally Posted by amylou

the ones ive found are hairy grey looking baby catapillers....or what they seemed to remind me of

yeh same as.

[vr6_12v]

so it is ok if my beardies eat them then yeh?

[judy]

Originally Posted by vr6_12v

so it is ok if my beardies eat them then yeh?

Anyone?

[amylou]

i flushed the ones i foud do the loo, wasnt sure, dont think i would persoanly feed them as i dont know what they are, if they are safe 4 the bearides 2 eat or where they may have come from