Silk Worms for Leos

[Siretsap]

Just catch your own dew worms. Arounf my place, they are everywhere. Make sure you don't have pesticides where you catch them
But my leos won't eat some. They don't like the texture.

[Tim and Julie B]

You shouldn't just harvest insects for your reptiles. That'd be like setting mouse traps to feed your snakes! You have no way of knowing what they have come into contact with. Dew worms can be found in most tackle/bait shops for pretty cheap, but be sure that they haven't been dyed first. They some times do that to better attract fish.

[Siretsap]

I disagree with what you say. I have been getting my dew worms since I was a kid for fishing. I raise them but they originated from outside just like all your reptiles as a matter of fact. If you live in an area where you do not use pesticides or insecticides, there isn't anything wrong with feeding what you catch to them. And where do you think the baitshop gets them? They don't raise them they buy them off people who farm raise them (just like getting them in the wild).
I have been feeding them to my water dragons for at least 2 years and they thrive on them.
Get the book eat this bug, you will learn a lot on insects to feed to your reptiles.

[Tim and Julie B]

There are many colonly/farmed dew worm breeders. Many bait shops even sell "organic" dew worms. You just need the patience to hunt them down. Buying from farmed is not the same as wild caught. Farmed is regulated, wild caught is not. I'm just saying why take the chance with your reptiles? I'm sure that your animals are in great shape, and that their varied diet is a good idea. what I'm saying is that I would never do it. I know plenty on bugs as feeders, and have tried several myself but will never take a chance on my reptiles health!

[Batdad]

I agree, the problem is not just pesticides or insecticides but, any number of pollutants in the ground and enviroment these days. At least with farmed ones you have a better chance of getting clean feeders. JMHO

[LISA127]

I just received silkworms and butterworms that I ordered from Reptile Depot. I have two leo's. One is only 20 grams right now, so she is too small for these worms still. I also have a 65 gram leo. I tried them on her, and she won't touch them! Not even the silkworms! She looked at them, showed interest, went over and smelled them, and walked away. Grrrrr. Maybe the baby will like them when she gets older.
On the plus side, I tried them on my blue tongued skink, and of course he liked both types of worms. He'll eat any kind of insect I try, except for crickets. The crickets are too fast for him. But he liked the silkworms and butterworms. So it wasn't a total waste.