Juvenile bearded dragons are almost entirely insectivorous, so they will take many more superworms and other insects compared to maturing bearded dragons. Maturing Bearded Dragons (9+ months old) = 2-3 2” Superworms twice a week.Juvenile Bearded Dragons (3-9 months old) = 5-10 1”-1.5” Superworms 3-4 times a week.Young Bearded Dragons (1-3 months old) = 10-20 Or, we always recommend black soldier fly larvae as a staple feeder because they naturally have the preferred calcium-to-phosophorus ratio that reptiles need. This means that they will need to be dusted with calcium before being offered as a food. Additionally, superworms are lacking in calcium, and have too much phosphorus. You should always try to offer you animals a variety of feeder insects throughout their life to ensure that they are getting all of the macro and micronutrients they require. Like almost all feeder insects, superworms do not constitute a perfect diet by themselves. This makes them a great choice to feed to both growing pets and sick pets that need a good boost of energy. However, superworms can get nearly 6-times the size of mealworms and are slightly more energy-dense. They are high in protein and fat and have a similar amount of calcium (though superworms and mealworms should both be gut-loaded and dusted with calcium when fed to insectivores). In general, superworms contain a very similar nutritional composition compared to mealworms. This article dives into the nutritional content and appropriate amounts of superworms of many different pets, including bearded dragons, geckos, chameleons, scorpions, and tarantulas.

Superworms can be a great part of any captive insectivore’s diet, though you must feed your pet the right amount of appropriately sized superworms for different stages of your pet’s life.

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