This can remove the need to gut load them and the food that the wax worms are shipped with will often last them around a week after you get them so you are able to leave the wax worms to feed on it until your pet bird or reptile is ready to eat them. In addition to that, some wax worm providers will ship the wax worms with food in the container so they are able to feed while being shipped out to you. Not only are wax worms difficult to gut load due to their diet but they should only be used as a treat food and make up a small amount of your pet’s diet so the nutritional content of the other food in their diet should be the bulk of their vitamin and mineral intake. You can gut load wax worms if you wish as it can increase the nutritional profile of the wax worms for your pet bird or reptile when used as a food but this is not essential. With wax worms being one of the most popular treat food options for many types of pet reptiles and birds we often see people reaching out with various questions about what they should be doing with their wax worms.Įver since we published our article going over our mealworms vs wax worms comparison article, we have seen people asking about gut loading wax worms so we have decided to publish this article going over the topic.

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