Giant mealworms (tenibrio molitor) are fed hormones and should be avoided. http://www.nyworms.com/giant_mealworms.htm
They are often refrigerated along with mealworms at pet stores. They are used as fish bait.
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Re: Giant Mealworm Warning
I bought mealworms from PetSmart for the first time tonight. How do I know if they are giant or not? The label doesn't say.
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Re: Giant Mealworm Warning
The giants can be around 2 inches long.

If the ones you got are small enough to feed to a baby bearded dragon they are the normal ones, if that helps at all haha.

If the ones you got are small enough to feed to a baby bearded dragon they are the normal ones, if that helps at all haha.
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Re: Giant Mealworm Warning
that looks like a superworm.....right? which is different from a mealworm?
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Superworms (Zophobas morio) are mainly sold in pet stores as food for reptiles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zophobas_morio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zophobas_morio
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Re: Giant Mealworm Warning
Superworms can be fed to flyers, Giant mealworms are not the same thing.
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