Josh’s Frogs Giant Mealworms (50 Count)
$15.99
Price: $15.99
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Product description
Josh’s Frogs Giant Mealworms
Giant Mealworms are the larvae of the Darkling Beetle Tenebrio molitor and have long been a staple feeder insect in the reptile, amphibian, and bird hobby because of how inexpensive and easy they are to store.
Giant Mealworms are great large feeder insects for:
Leopard GeckosCrested GeckosFat Tail GeckosBearded DragonslizardsWild birdsFish. In fact, some fishermen swear by Mealworms, calling them the ideal bait!
These Giant Mealworms are about 1 1/4″ to 1 1/2″ in length; sizes may vary slightly because they are a natural product.
How to Feed When Using With Reptiles/Amphibians
Giant Mealworms can be fed as a treat or staple, depending on the animals you’re feeding. Make sure to dust Giant Mealworms with a proper vitamin and mineral supplement before being fed to your pet. Feed Giant Mealworms using feeding tongs or in a worm dish.
Older Giant Mealworms may pupate, but these pupae may still be offered to your pet. Discard adult beetles, as most animals find these distasteful.
How to Feed When Using With Birds
Giant Mealworms can be fed as a treat or staple for a wide variety of pet and wild birds like blue birds, orioles, grosbeaks, and robins.
Feed Giant Mealworms by placing them in a deep plastic dish or feeder. Giant Mealworms are climbers and will use wood sides to escape; so do not use a wooden bird feeder.
Wild birds absolutely love these high protein feeders as a treat and they can be taken back to the nest for fledglings.
How to Store
When Josh’s Frogs ships Giant Mealworms, they are already stored on wheat bran without food – exactly how you want to keep them.
Keep Giant Mealworms at 45-55F to prolong their lifespan. Under ideal conditions, Giant Mealworms should keep for several weeks.
As Giant Mealworms worms go bad, they will become dark in color and eventually turn black and spoil. Discard any black Giant Mealworms.
Nutritional Information Protein 20%, Fat 13%, Fiber 2%, Water 62%
Josh’s Frogs offers Giant Mealworms in 50, 250, 500, and 1000 count quantities.
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Customer Reviews
4.2 out of 5 stars 245
4.2 out of 5 stars 245
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Packaging
1 4oz container 1 16oz container 2 16oz containers 4 16oz containers
Interested in Breeding Mealworms?
Josh’s Frogs Mealworm Bedding and Food acts as both a substrate for your Mealworms and Superworms to live in and breed on, with the added benefit of providing a food source!
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Package Dimensions : 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 1.95 Pounds
Date First Available : October 5, 2018
Manufacturer : Josh’s Frogs
ASIN : B07J2VNWFF
Best Sellers Rank: #79,501 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #86 in Mealworms Bird Food
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Compared to our regular sized mealworms at about 1/2″ – 3/4″ in length, these giants are about 1″ – 1 1/2″ in length! Great for pets that like big bugs!
Great treat for leopard geckos, crested geckos, fat tail geckos, bearded dragons, lizards, geckos, wild birds, and fish.
Virtual care sheet included with information on storage and feeding technique.
Specially packaged to help ensure a live arrival in most weather conditions.
Giant Mealworms are shipped out with a two to three day service. We use a variety of shipping services including USPS, UPS and FedEx based on your location and weather! We cannot honor requests for specific services.
Customers say
Customers find these mealworms to be of good quality, coming alive and being super healthy, with bearded dragons particularly enjoying them. The size receives mixed feedback, with some finding them nice while others say they’re smaller than advertised. The lifespan and effectiveness also get mixed reviews, with some saying they live long with proper care while others report them not lasting very long.
Torie Miesko –
Good size
Always a nice size
Amazon Customer –
Great purchase
I rarely leave reviews but this is well worth it. Firstly, the worms are absolutely massive (easily .75 to 1inch) and very lively. The container was brimming with them and they seemed active and healthy. They were well worth the wait, and will last me a good while. Will be ordering again 5/5, and my turtle will be pleased
Loki’s Girl –
I think this is normal…?
This was my first time ordering something like this, but I feel like I had a good experience. Some of the mealworms had died and some were transforming or had become beetles by the time they arrived. Still had more than enough to work with, though. Adjusting to caring for them was, imho, a learning curve. But I had plenty to feed my spider and they lived a long time with decent care. In fact, I worried about my spider sometimes because I think the mealworms were the right size but they were feisty, tough little tikes. And they often took a disturbingly long time to be killed. Entertaining to watch, but disturbing. My girl handled them, though, so I learned to just trust the process. Would definitely recommend this seller and buy from them again.
H –
First experience was 5 stars. Second experience -1
So I’ve ordered this product two times. The first was a wonderful experience. No loss of life and the worms were awesome size and quality. My lizards loved them.This time however if I could leave -1 stat I would. Only one worm survived, the container was set directly on the heating pad (which in my opinion wasn’t warranted considering the current temperatures in my region) with no barrier and cooked (yes friends, cooked) the 250 super worms are a total loss. Did contact seller and I’m waiting to hear back. I’ll update my experience if they return my inquiry.
Cheryl Trujillo –
Not the best
These were not as large as I had thought they would be. So much cheaper at Petco for the same thing
Laura Schroeder –
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I found my new spot to get my feeder insect and prob possibly more!! I absolutely love Joshâs frogs store!! Always comes sooner then expected!! Alive and well!!
Amazon Customer –
LIVE WORMS TOO SMALL
The worms should have been super worms.The ones you sent are not even an inch long.
Ghost writer ð» –
One of The Best
After what I just went through with many meal worms, I need to let other customers know that all you really need is joshes frogs. At least they have good customer service, they properly packed feeders, label the boxes so carriers know there are live critters inside the package, and if it’s cold, at least Josh’s frog not only puts them in tubs that are safe for shipping but also use packing materials inside the box, I’ve received feeders who had little heat packs to help them sat warm on their journey. Because they realize that some folks have exotic pets who live where they can’t get feeders because they don’t live near a pet store or some place selling live feeders, so they don’t argue with the customer about ordering and some crazy winter cold also happens while the gecks food was low at the same time. They don’t try to make you feel like your southern state that got snow should have been your first clue to go back in time and un buy your gecko like some other company just did and at least Josh’s frog takes time to ship your critters in tubs with packing and sturdy boxes with proper lable. Some companies ship in a cloth bag, no packing, no labeling, flimsy box then argue that in the picture the box looks great apon delivery however fed ex just turned the smashed part out of the picture. It’s too bad my son brought the package in without taking a picture. They refuse refund and blame me for the weather and timing of my order like the gecko can wait until spring lol, would I have paid for rush delivery because of the weather? Absolutely, yes, I would have. I figured I’d say that here because Josh’s frog cares about your order, more than most and they should know as a repeat customer, I would pay for faster shipping in bad weather, I love my gecko, anything he needs, he gets. If Josh’s frog reads the reviews, I hope they see my review. This company is better then a lot of others in the business. Thank you y’all