Worms for RCCB

[finchandlovebird]

I had tried mealworms, live & dried, with no success for my waxbills. By mistake I bought bloodworms, and they LOVE them, inhaling them in minutes. I hope bloodworms are ok. They are dried & really tiny. And actually, they are cheaper than mealworms. They are in the aquarium section of food.

[Lisa]

I've read of many others feeding them with no problems.

Actually, my last trip to the pet store I picked some up too but haven't fed them yet.

I have tried dried mealworms for my cordon bleus but they don't really pay attention to them. I picked up some (moist... eww!) ones this time but haven't had the nerve to open the can yet. LOL! The thing I'm most afraid of is I don't mind when they fling seed but please, PLEASE don't fling worms!

[finchandlovebird]

I bought a can of those moist mealworms too; but they are big and will need to be cut up. The bloodworms are so tiny there won't be any "flinging"

[Chrismurdoch3]

I feed dry blood worms to my RCCB and my GBW with their egg food and they both love them and they are both currently laying eggs in their nests. I don't believe they are bad for them at all.

[wellingtoncdm]

Bloodworms are way easier to deal with. Although some people are allergic to them.

[ac12]

The only worms my firefinches get is the freeze dried bloodworms.
No live worms in the house for me.

[dan78]

Never tried bloodworms, only ones I have are frozen for my fish. How do you prepare them for birds to eat as I'm interested? I have no problems with mealworms, maggots and crickets for my birds, they are like a vacuum cleaner and don't leave anything left except husk of insects. I did once try the waxmoth larvae from a can but all birds didn't even touch them.

[Sally]

I use Hikari brand freeze-dried bloodworms, found in the fish section of pet stores. They are very lightweight, so will blow out of the dish when the birds get near. I mix them with eggfood, so they stay in place. Most of my waxbills love them, though I have a few pairs that do not, and will not touch their eggfood if f/d bloodworms are mixed in. They are very high in protein.

[Lisa]

Well, I made my birds what I call "buggy surprise" this morning consisting of blood worms, meal worms, some egg food, charcoal, oyster shells, and some kelp. It was a hit! The gouldians, owls, zebras and societies really seemed to enjoy it. The silverbills and waxbills I haven't really seen eating it too much as of yet.