Dried Mealworms?

rkn · Post by **rkn** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:04 am

Do they like dried meal worms? Ok I imagine fresh is always best but can't always get that in our area without a 3 hour drive each way...so will they eat dried meal worms ok? any problems known about feeding them?

Thanks,
rkn

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:47 am

rkn wrote:Do they like dried meal worms? Ok I imagine fresh is always best but can't always get that in our area without a 3 hour drive each way...so will they eat dried meal worms ok? any problems known about feeding them?

Thanks,
rkn

Well I orders some for my birds and they didn't like them. Others may have success with them. fairestfinches sells them on her website. You could order some from her and try them.

TammyS · Post by **TammyS** » Thu May 29, 2008 8:49 pm

I've tried the dried mealworms as well...and my finches turned their little finch beaks up at them. I don't think any of them were touched. They prefer the live ones...I just don't like having to deal with offering live food if at all possible.

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:15 pm

The mealworms we carry are canned. They are not dehydrated. We did not have much luck with the dehydrated and found the canned worked very well. Our birds like the canned as well as the live mealworms. The worms are cooked in the can so the natural juices are sealed in and the worms look like they're alive when you pour them out. We now have two sizes on the web site.

http://www.fairestfinches.com/catalog/i ... 906770.htm

or

http://www.fairestfinches.com/catalog/i ... 267078.htm

There are also some online dealers that will ship live mealworms with a guranteed live arrival.

Sean

birdgranna · Post by **birdgranna** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:20 am

After they are opened, how long are they good for? Not sure how a "bad" worm should smell! I have kept them in the fridge but threw them out after 3 days as I was not sure about them.

moe moe2 · Post by **moe moe2** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:48 am

i bought the dry bug food a while ago i still have a big bag

my birds didn't look at it

once i put them in the water dish and they picked at it but they didn't eat it

today im gonna pick up live worms something from petland and see how that works

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:55 am

http://www.fairestfinches.com/catalog/i ... 906770.htm

or

http://www.fairestfinches.com/catalog/i ... 267078.htm

But remember that these are canned and not dried. There is a big difference in them. My birds will eat the canned, but not the dried.
Although..... I must admit they prefer the live ones.

moe moe2 · Post by **moe moe2** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:12 pm

i bought some live meal worms today i put a few in the food dish and two in the egg food dish. the female acted interested but she hasn't eaten any yet. the male also seems interested.

i will keep you posted on if they eat them or not

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Sat May 31, 2008 7:00 pm

birdgranna-

Canned worms will keep for about a week in the fridge with the lid snapped closed on the can.

Sean

moe moe2 · Post by **moe moe2** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:20 pm

so far my Z's have pecked at and thrown the live meal worms around the cage but they have not eaten them.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:24 pm

My zebras seem to only want the mealworms alive they wont touch the ones that dont move.

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