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Bearded Dragon Trevo Worms

Chilecomadia moorei

Bearded Dragon Trevo Worms / Bearded Dragon Butter Worms

Resembling mealworms and superworms, Bearded dragon Trevo worms, also called Butter worms, are the soft bodies larvae of the Chilean moth (Chilecomadia moorei). These moths breed naturally on the so-called Trevo bush (Trevoa trinervis) where the feeding Trevo worms can be collected.

Bearded dragon Trevo worms are naturally high in fat and calcium. They are said to have more than double the calcium content of any other feeder insect!

Bearded Dragon Trevo Worm Feeding

Because of their high fat content Trevo worms should only be fed in limited amounts to growing and baby Bearded dragons. Another problem is that Bearded dragons might refuse to eat anything else if they are spoiled with these worms. More nutritious foodstuffs such as crickets and cockroaches should make up the bulk of Bearded dragon food.

Bearded dragon Trevo worms can be offered in a shallow escape proof dish. Their sizes (2 - 3.8 cm / ¾ - 1½ " in length) makes them perfect to feed to adult Bearded dragons. Trevo worms  are perfect for the occasional adult Bearded dragon snack and to improve poor body condition scores of emaciated individuals. It can be fed in larger amount to gravid Bearded dragon females.

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