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One more observation.

Do any of you feed your tegus kingworms/giant mealworms? I doubt I ever will.

After trying unsuccessfully to raise a colony of kingworms, I read online that they are just mealworms that are fed juvenile growth hormones (JGH). JGHs prevent the bug from maturing, allowing them to grow bigger. And for this reason, JGHs are one of the more (if not most) prevalent forms of insecticide.

I called a feeder bug breeder in my province this past year that I know on a first-name basis and asked him about it. He confirmed this is indeed the case and said that they are thus not fit for feeding to tarantulas/scorpions (which are bugs themselves).

Some have said kingworms are thus not fit for anything but fishing.

Do any of you have perspective on this?

[QUOTE="ManlyMan7, post: 146153, member: 5248"] One more observation. Do any of you feed your tegus kingworms/giant mealworms? I doubt I ever will. After trying unsuccessfully to raise a colony of kingworms, I read online that they are just mealworms that are fed juvenile growth hormones (JGH). JGHs prevent the bug from maturing, allowing them to grow bigger. And for this reason, JGHs are one of the more (if not most) prevalent forms of insecticide. I called a feeder bug breeder in my province this past year that I know on a first-name basis and asked him about it. He confirmed this is indeed the case and said that they are thus not fit for feeding to tarantulas/scorpions (which are bugs themselves). Some have said kingworms are thus not fit for anything but fishing. Do any of you have perspective on this? [/QUOTE]

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