Superworm laid eggs in Beardie's cage-

Sponger05 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2006, 05:15 PM

So I was doing the daily cleaning of my beardies cages and noticed something moving around in the substrate. It freaked me out at first then I realised their were just a bunch of baby superworms. When I was feeding my BD's Superworms 1 or 2 successfully escape from their bowl usually to be dug up when I shift through the substrate.

Anyway- is this a problem? I've been watching it closely for a few days and they dont seem to be bugging my Beardie at all- She never has any on her.

Anyway- should I just empty out the cage and change the substrate? I dont want the baby super worms getting hungry and start to chow down on the beardie, even though I don't really think it would be possible at the size they are as babies.

dirtborder · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2006, 05:21 PM

Superworms cant lay eggs, only the adult beetles, and only after they breed with other beetles. So either you've had a couple Superworms turn into beetles, or these things you see in the substrate aren't baby superworms. If they are though, I would just go ahead and change the substrate,just because they will eventually dehydrate and die, and then you just have a bunch of dead superworm carcasses all in your substrate.

Sponger05 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-14-2006, 06:53 PM

I have no idea how superworms have their babies I just know they look like superworm babies. So change the substrate- thanks.

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