Feeding super worms long term

[Cam]

New T keeper here. I have a juvenile 3 in. B albopilosum that has previously been fed crickets. I had the cricket keeper and all requirements to keep the crickets alive, however they kept dying on me, smelled bad, etc. I was fed up, so I decided to try superworms as an alternative to the crickets, and she loved them, and has taken them for two feedings now. So far, the worms are much easier to keep, so I was wondering if that would be healthy for the T to be eating super worms as it’s only/main food source, or if I should still be feeding crickets periodically? I have heard superworms have a higher fat content, so seems like it could be unhealthy?

 

[yeahhtrue]

I'm a relatively new keeper also, but I know that I have read that feeding superworms as a sole food source isn't very healthy because of the fat content as you said. But it wouldn't surprise me if someone on here feeds mainly worms. For everything I read there's always someone who does the opposite and insists it works out for them. Hopefully more experienced keepers will chime in with their opinions.

 

[Cam]

Thanks for the reply, hopefully some more people will chime in like you said. I know it’s probably best to feed a variety anyways, but it does make things difficult since I only have one T who eats about 2 items a week. It just wouldn’t make sense to buy a bag of crickets AND the worms, but maybe I could rotate out the type of prey every month or so?

 

[Whitelightning777]

Try to vary the diet if possible. See if you can get roaches once in a while, IMHO.