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Post by WildlifePaul on Jan 24, 2019 11:38:10 GMT
I had a new bird food brand reach out to me on twitter asking if they could send me some of there products for free to try / review for them, The items arrived early this morning and in the stuff there is a 1L pot of dried "Calci worms" (never heard of them) doing abit of research you can actually buy these live at pets at home for just £1:79 for 100 and also get them online, They are meant to be low in fat high in calcium. I am now thinking of maybe trying these out this year (live version) with the mealworms / waxworms see what the blue tits think and get some good levels of calcium into the babies diet. Here's the pot of them I got sent ( sorry its with all the other products its just a picture I took this morning for twitter currently on my phone) They look like a mix between mealworms / waxworms as you can see in the pic, same colour as mealworms but fatter like a waxworm, Anyone tried these? or know of them? EDIT - the robins seem to be loving these dried ones!
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Post by blueeyedchick on Jan 24, 2019 15:55:05 GMT
Just popped in while I have my cuppa and see you are well stocked up for the season. Calci worms I've never heard of them either,are they same size as Mealies and do they smell as bad as the dried ones? I wonder if the birds will like 'em
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Post by WildlifePaul on Jan 24, 2019 18:59:37 GMT
They do have a smell to them Kathy, I can't describe how it smells though! Robin seems to be enjoying them though and he / she doesn't touch the dried mealworms so only a good sign really funky They look like waxworms shape wise but brown colour like a mealworm I'll show you a picture now below I will probably try these out live version for nesting season, just pop them in feeder after the waxworms and give the chicks a little calcium to the diet. I'll let you know how the live ones go during nesting season. Here's a picture how the dried ones look anyway!
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Post by WildlifePaul on Jan 24, 2019 21:30:54 GMT
Managed to find this picture of them live Kathy, Look more waxworm-y (not that that is a word haha) I think the blue tits would give them a go live they go crazy for the waxworms. I'll try them out with the usual waxworms / mealworms over breeding season see what happens, I'll start with the one tub with 100 in see how they go down. If they don't like them only would of wasted £2 I am sure the robins sparrows starlings will eat them if blue tits don't.
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Post by micheal2008 on Sept 28, 2022 9:19:04 GMT
i totally with you. Mealworms are very rich in protein and packed with nutrients such as amino acids and fat. That’s why they are good for pet birds, fish and snakes.
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