Freeze-dried Bloodworms - Update 12/12

[Pukasand]

Just got an email from www.thatpetplace.com. All items shipping for $5.99 again!

[lonchura_boi]

ive heard of guys feeding bloodworms to waxbills for breeding purposes, but i always asumed they were fresh, live ones, i never thought in a million years to try using FD bloodworms! must try it sometime as i sometimes get them for my siamese fighters

[franny]

ive heard of guys feeding bloodworms to waxbills for breeding purposes, but i always asumed they were fresh, live ones, ...

I actually did try the frozen ones, but my waxbills weren't interested. They just defrost into a bloody pool...

But they love the dried ones. Even my society finch loves them. Guess the fact that they look more like worms when dry helps.

[jonvill]

Hi Judy,
Did you European Goldfinch eat the FD bloodworms too?

[Pukasand]

Hi Judy,
Did you European Goldfinch eat the FD bloodworms too?

Yep! Everyone eats them. Plus I give them Daphnia, Spirulina Brine Shrimp and Krill, also. My birds eat better than I do...

[JohnBoy]

These are vitamin enriched. What do ya'll think??

http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.ph ... cts_id=237

[Sally]

It says they are bathed in a gel, I wonder if this would make them mushy for the birds.

[cindy]

John try the Hikari dried bloodworms, they have minerals and vitamins in them. They look like little worms and my birds love them. You can also get the freeze dried mealworms and grind those for their egg food. My Red head eat the bloodworms. I sprinkle them on top of the dried eggfood.

I tried the bloodworms after reading about it on this thread, my birds love them.