[Elizabeth Freer]

Yes, it has been said that superworms biting geckos is one of those urban legends, but it appears to really happen:

"In writing things may sound dramatic, and some people can be skeptical until it happens to them. A friend of mine was feeding his gecko a superworm. She saw his gecko bite once and suddenly the worm dropped out of her mouth. After that the gecko started refusing to eat completely. Concerned he took her to the vet and a bite mark was seen in the inside of the mouth which had began to show signs of infection.

Please smash the superworm's head prior to feeding."

With thanks to cricket4u -- 8 Jan 2012

[Yoshi'smom]

Yeah these suckers bit me too. They're aggressive little bugs. I feed them sparingly to add variety to the leo's diets.

[Elizabeth Freer]

Kelly ~

I hate getting bitten by my feeders! Those nasty older Jamaican field crickets, Gryllus assimilis, were biting me . Thank goodness I recently found a permanent source for my favs the Acheta domestica---the gentle brown crickets.

[Yoshi'smom]

Yeah. I know how you feel.... I sometimes have to go searching all over the place to get the brown crickets.... I've been considering more and more of starting my own feeder colonies.

[Harley_Davidson]

I usually cut off the heads if I feed super worms but don't feed them very often. Usually go with king worms as they are larger than mealies but not vicious like supers...LOL

[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by Yoshi'smom

Yeah. I know how you feel.... I sometimes have to go searching all over the place to get the brown crickets.... I've been considering more and more of starting my own feeder colonies.

It's a very good idea to breed your own of course if you have enough mouths to feed. It will give you the reassurance of being a cleaner source of food since you cared for them.

[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Freer

Kelly ~

I hate getting bitten by my feeders! Those nasty older Jamaican field crickets, Gryllus assimilis, were biting me . Thank goodness I recently found a permanent source for my favs the Acheta domestica---the gentle brown crickets.

I don't touch crickets or roaches I guess the fast movements make me cringe. Do the Jamaican field crickets bite when you grab them or even by sticking you hand in the bin?

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by cricket4u

I don't touch crickets or roaches I guess the fast movements make me cringe. Do the Jamaican field crickets bite when you grab them or even by sticking you hand in the bin?

For some of my geckos I cut off the back legs of the 4+ wo crickets to keep them in shallow feeding dishes. So perhaps I deserved the bites! Since the Gryllus assimilis seem to live forever, I was often dealing with 4+ wos to prepare for my leo, my crestie, and sometimes my flyers. Figured out a way to pin down the Gryllus assimilis when amputating the legs, but even then I'd get a bite or two !

Fortunately I only have Blaptica dubia in the roach department .

[cricket4u]

[quote=Elizabeth Freer;341061] So perhaps I deserved the bites!


Who would have thought we would eventually admire roaches

[acpart]

I find that when I feed my geckos superworms, they manipulate the worm in their mouths till they get to the head and then bite down on that. Fortunately I haven't had any problems. If I cut off the heads, the worms stop moving and the geckos lose interest.

Aliza