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OttawaChris
09-11-03, 07:44 AM
Wow... I just got some superworms for the first time and do they ever bite!!

Has anyone ever had problems with them biting or injuring their herps?

It gave me a damn good pinch and I have tougher skin than most herps do.
snakemann87
09-11-03, 07:56 AM
AAAAAAAH YES!!!!!! THey smart dont they!?? I was like WHAT THE!!!!! Then i threw it in my bigger savs cage:)
Linds
09-11-03, 08:52 AM
In all my years of playing with superworms I have never been bitten by one (lol... and between my old job at a reptile store and maintaining my own collection I've had my hands in quite a few!). They grab on to me with their legs when I pick them and that gives a light pinch but never been bitten, nor have my herps. Most my herps and warm'n'fuzzy guys have to put up with is when they pick them up they usually get wacked in the side of the head when the worms are flailing around. But geez...those things have some crazy teeth... they will easily chew right through the lid of a film container :eek:
drewlowe
09-11-03, 09:09 AM
The first time i bought them. I took one out of the paper bag they came in, and the little thing bit me. It actually kinda hurt. Then i left a few in the bag (luckly i had them over one of my cages) cause they chewed right through the bag. My leos were sitting there waiting for them to fall, they would pick them off one by one. After that they go into the critter keeper and get handled with tongs.
daver676
09-12-03, 07:00 AM
Could someone please post a pic of a superworm? I would like to see what they look like/how big they are.

Thanks

Dave
unknownclown
09-12-03, 09:59 PM
here I found this pic off of www.superwormfarm.com

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1365IM000012.jpeg
daver676
09-13-03, 03:06 PM
Hey cool, thanks unknownclown.

Those things look nasty (but nutritious! :p)

Dave
Linds
09-13-03, 05:47 PM
LOL nasty is an understatement! They don't look so bad, but when ya get a nice squirt in the mouth of superworm juice....ewwwwwwwww :medpuke:
RepTylE
09-13-03, 06:04 PM
The trick is to keep your mouth closed and squint your eyes.
Tim and Julie B
09-13-03, 06:16 PM
They taste like almonds.
Neo
09-13-03, 07:57 PM
haha eeww.. i'll never think of almonds the same way
TheRedDragon
09-14-03, 09:32 PM
Ewwwww. *LOL* Yeah, they look like nasty little buggers.