What mealworms did to Chocolates tail

Poor Chocolate has had some damage done to her tail by mealworms that got out of the food bowl in her.

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they chewed off the tip and some of the underneath

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so thought i would share these pics with everyone to show what damage mealworms can do.

Wow and I always thought mealworms were one of the safest, they seem just as nasty as Mealworms. Poor little chocolate. Hope her tail and her in herself make a quick and good recovery

How did you get your fatties to eat mealworms?????? Mine will starve to death before they eat mealworms. I honestly did not even think that they could eat meals from the way mine reacted to them...hmmm....fussy little sucker I have.

Oh I really hope Chocolates tail gets better soon.

Nasty lil boogers... poor baby

thanks for the well wishes for Chocolate everyone she is currently getting ready to shed so hopefully the tail will be nicely healed underneath.



jolene all 3 of mine came to me as mealworm eaters so i cant help you on that one but my friend tracey(hobbsys) might be able to as she breeds them and thats where i got my male Razor from.

Aww. I'm so sorry.
Hopefully that heals up.
I'm not leaving mealworms in my geckos tank very long anymore O_O

its my fault as i forgot to feed the mealworms that were left in her tub but she's not bothered by it at all

awwww poor chocolate

Sam says "She isnt bothered by it at all"



I always find that AFT always have such a laid back, I dont care attuide about them lol. Wishing her luck and a healthy/quick recovery though

well she shed last night but still has the main scab on her tail tip altho the rest of tail is now looking normal

That's good to hear... I didn't think it would take but maybe 2-3 sheds to gettng back to normal... stupid mealies *crushes their lil heads* hurt poor chocolate...

wow, never seen that with mealies. you sure they weren't baby supers? i feed all of my baby leos mealies and have never had an issue. and if any of you are interested in hearing how i got all my fatties off crickets, and onto supers and dubia, just let me know. would be happy to share.

i never seen mealies do that either and im sure they are mealies not baby supers none of my leo's or fatties will eat supers i've put them in a higher sided bowl to stop them getting poor chocolate

Shawn, I would love to get my sons AFTs off of crickets, or at the very least eating a variety. Would you please maybe start a new thread for me on how to get them eating more variety? I would really appreciate it.

I was just gonna say that Jolene... Shawn would you like to make a caresheet for that and we can sticky it in the aft section? We seem to see that problem pop up a few times. Of course some LGF Points would be in store if ya did

well she has shed again and now only has a small scab on her tail tip but this never put her off eating the mealworms

Good to hear Chocolate is doing good!

updated tail pic

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I am glad that Chocolate is doing better:)

That's scary Sam but I am so glad that Chocolate's tail is almost back to normal.



What I don't understand is how come the silly lizards don't just eat the worm/s that are bothering them or at least give them a good crunch to kill them. Surely they can feel the worm nibbling on them?

im glad its almost back to normal

you would of thought they could feel they are being nibbled but apparently not silly geckos

yayy! that's looking so much better