Leo Pics! (Dial up warnings)

[PDDM]

matt,your great lol your lookin out for everyones leos.

S and T-the eggs are infertile,so i didnt breed her at all lol

[Optimus Prime]

Nice leo very pretty.

[ejoech]

Yeah except Matt is wrong. Kingworms are NOT fed hormones. They are just a different worm/different beatle. People always get these confused. GIANT MEALWORMS, however, are given hormones..they are primarily used as bait.

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by Matt.B
PLZ PLZ PLZ stop feeding your leos kingworms!!!!! they are fed hormones that stop them from maturing so that they keep growing which in turn can effect your leos sexual maturity age. If you want something big go for supers.
Matt

Here's a quote from the Wormman website:

"The scientific name for the Superworm is zophobas morio. The Superworm is also known by another common name, Kingworm. Superworms are used for feeding reptiles, birds, and for bait. "

http://www.wormman.com/superworms.htm

LARGE MEAL WORMS OR GIANTS

These beauties are over twice the size of traditional meal worms. These are guaranteed to be pest free! Great for fishing. Fresh water fish love these. These are used by fishermen all over the world to snag the big ones. The best storage temperature would be 42-55 degrees. We sell them by the cup or in bulk in our catalog. Great for bait! Giants are Tenebrio Molitor.

http://www.wormman.com/giants.htm

Superworms (zoophobas) are safe, and an excellent food. The giant mealworms (kingworms) are the mealies on steroids, which should be avoided. If you need the extra large size 'worm' to feed to your animals, get zoophobas.

[Matt.B]

Thankyou for clearing that up. Like I said supers are not king worms and king worms are mealworms on hormones so that they dont mature.
Matt

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by Matt.B
Thankyou for clearing that up. Like I said supers are not king worms and king worms are mealworms on hormones so that they dont mature.
Matt

Nope, let's try this again.

Superworns are Kingworms . They are both interchangeable common names for Zoophobus Morio (also spelled Zoophobas). They are good food. They're safe. They're loved by adult geckos (and if you have tiny ones, you can feed them to smaller geckos).

Giant Mealworms are just normal mealworms on steroids. They're not good to use for reptile food (or any other animals) because of the risk of 'steroid residue' building up in your animals over time. The giants were originally produced for fish bait. It doesn't matter if there's any steroid residue in them here, since the fish isn't going to live past getting caught, he won't be able to build up residue.... he's done like dinner already.


Matt.B, please check your info before posting. It's easy to confuse people, newbies are especially susceptible to inaccurate info. I realize you're trying to help, but sometimes it's best to recheck your sources before speaking.

[Matt.B]

Well I can tell you over here king worms are mealworms mabey not in T.O but in calgary they are.
Matt