Mealworm got stuck in roof of mouth?! Advice please!

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Re: Mealworm got stuck in roof of mouth?! Advice please!

Postby mrhoyo » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:10 am

Happens all the time whem I feed mealworms to blue tongues so I avoid them when I can. Every so often a similar thing will happen with morios; my female demolishes them but the male is more gentle and sometimes they're still alive so crawl back up or cling to the roof of his mouth. He gets over it eventually but he stops eating for the day when it happens.
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Re: Mealworm got stuck in roof of mouth?! Advice please!

Postby splashy07 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:46 pm

Happened one time with a superworm. Now I crush their heads.
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Re: Mealworm got stuck in roof of mouth?! Advice please!

Postby JoshChimera » Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:36 pm

Sorry to hear of the bites your bts received... I love feeding nightcrawlers, no mouths to bite.
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Re: Mealworm got stuck in roof of mouth?! Advice please!

Postby Alexis_M » Thu Dec 18, 2014 6:19 am

I always hold the mealworms tightly and make sure they are in two peices before my bluey swallows them :) You could also just cut them up as stated above.
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