Regular | Mealworms

Mealworms | Regular

(Tenebrio molitor)

Versatile and nutritious regular mealworms from Crazy Critters—the snack your pets get unreasonably excited about.

Our regular mealworms are the reliable all-rounder insect. Ideal for a wide range of animals, they provide essential nutrition and enough movement to convince even the fussiest eaters that dinner is worth acknowledging.

PRODUCT INFO

Our mealworms are available in three different sizes: 

• mini mealworms (10mm)
  
  
• small mealworms (15mm)
  
  
• regular mealworms (20mm)

Our regular mealworms are suitable for omnivores and are safe to feed the following animals to provide variety in their diet:

• bearded dragons
  
• blue tongue lizards
  
• chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowls
  
• forest dragons
  
• frogs
  
• geckos
  
• gliders and possums
  
• green tree frogs
  
• predatory fish
  
• small mammals
  
• turtles
  
• water dragons; and
  
• wildlife
  

To keep your mealworms alive and only mildly offended by captivity, we recommend you:

• unpack your mealworms on arrival to reduce the risk of losses
  
  
• you can store them in a fridge to slow their growth and delay their inevitable plans for pupation
  
  
• take them out of the fridge at least once a week, for 24 hours, so they can eat; replace the bran, before sending them back to their regularly scheduled refrigeration
  
  
• when feeding your pet: remove mealworms from the fridge 24-48 hours beforehand and gutload them properly — cold, hungry mealworms aren’t exactly premium dining
  
  

Mealworms are not considered a staple food because of their high-fat content.

We recommend offering them as an occasional treat rather than part of the daily buffet.


Pets love them.
Nutritionists are slightly less enthusiastic.


That said, if your pet is injured, sick, breeding, or looking a little less “majestic beast” than usual, mealworms can help support healthy weight gain.