{"product_id":"superworms-20g","title":"Superworms 20g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe small tub, matched to how often superworms should actually be fed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperworms (\u003cem\u003eZophobas morio\u003c\/em\u003e) are supplied live in a 20 g tub. This is the size for one animal using superworms as an occasional feeder — a treat, a way to tempt a lizard back onto food after a shed, or a change from crickets and roaches. It is deliberately small, because superworms are not a feeder you want to be getting through quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich size do I need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeepers size feeders by a rule of thumb: a feeder should be no wider than the space between the animal's eyes. Judge width, not length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperworms come at one larval size, and it is a large one. There is no smaller superworm grade — if these are wider than your animal's eye gap, choose a different feeder rather than a smaller pack. Too wide risks choking and impaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow many do I need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne tub, one animal, used sparingly. If you are getting through a 20 g tub in a few days, superworms are almost certainly making up too much of the diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA useful check: superworms should be the feeder your animal is pleased to see, not the one it expects. If you feed several animals or run superworms in a regular rotation, the larger tubs work out better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNutrition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperworms are rich, and that is the whole point of them. A published review of the species reports crude fat between 35.0 and 43.6 percent of dry matter — high enough that a superworm will tempt an animal that has turned its nose up at everything else, and high enough that a steady diet of them puts weight on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are also strongly calcium-poor. The same review reports calcium at 31.9 to 70.8 mg per 100 g of dry matter against phosphorus at roughly 563 mg per 100 g — a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of about 0.06:1 to 0.13:1, where an insectivore needs closer to 2:1 in the other direction. Undusted, that shortfall causes metabolic bone disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGut-loading and dusting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGut-load for 24 to 48 hours on a calcium-rich food, dust with calcium immediately before offering, and feed out promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA veterinary study that gut-loaded superworms on a high-calcium cricket feed recorded a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of 1.47:1 at 48 hours, with calcium falling from about 0.95 percent of dry matter at day two to 0.43 percent by day seven. Gut-loading works, but it fades — feed the worms while it counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a tub this size it is easy to tip a few worms into a container, shake with powder and offer straight away. Use calcium with D3 where the animal has no UVB; where good UVB is provided, plain calcium is usually the better choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeeping them alive at home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the tub at room temperature, out of direct sun, with the lid ventilated. Do not refrigerate superworms — unlike mealworms, they do not tolerate the cold and a night in the fridge will kill them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd bran or oat bedding and a slice of carrot or potato for moisture, replaced before it moulds. A tub this size should be fed out well before pupation becomes a question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSuitable for, and not suitable for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for a single adult or larger juvenile bearded dragon, blue-tongue skink, water dragon, monitor, larger gecko or turtle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot suitable for hatchlings or small juveniles, where the size and hard outer shell are a genuine impaction risk. Not suitable as a staple, and not suitable for an animal already carrying too much weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSafety and welfare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperworms have strong mandibles and will bite. Offer them with tongs rather than fingers, and remove any that are not taken rather than leaving them loose with a torpid animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the tub closed and out of reach of children, and wash hands after handling feeders or cleaning containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGoes well with\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/exo-terra-calcium-d3-powder\"\u003eExo Terra Calcium + D3 Powder\u003c\/a\u003e — essential with a feeder this calcium-poor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zoo-med-stainless-steel-feeding-tongs-10\"\u003eZoo Med Stainless Steel Feeding Tongs\u003c\/a\u003e — the sensible way to offer a feeder that bites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/large-woodies\"\u003eLarge Woodies\u003c\/a\u003e — a leaner everyday feeder to build the diet around.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/superworms-100g\"\u003eSuperworms 100 g\u003c\/a\u003e — the bulk tub, for several animals or a regular rotation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLive arrival and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLive feeders are supplied for in-store collection or local delivery, with our live arrival guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow is the 20 g tub different from the larger ones?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly in quantity. The 20 g tub suits one animal fed superworms occasionally; the 40 g, 50 g and 100 g tubs suit several animals or a regular rotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow often can I feed my lizard superworms?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreat them as an occasional feeder rather than a daily one. With crude fat between 35 and 44 percent of dry matter, superworms fed routinely will put weight on an animal that should be eating leaner insects and greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I keep superworms in the fridge like mealworms?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Superworms do not tolerate refrigeration and will die. Keep them at room temperature in a ventilated tub with bran bedding and a piece of vegetable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo superworms bite?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. They have strong mandibles, so offer them with feeding tongs rather than fingers and remove any left uneaten in the enclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Live Foods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55242236756259,"sku":"AA3710","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/superworm__76393.1728602787.jpg?v=1786067214","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/superworms-20g","provider":"Nicks AOT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}