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Originally Posted by MissG
Mealworms can just stay in the tub though, just keep adding bran/weetabix for them to eat and burrow in. Mealworms should only be fed as a treat - once a month maybe. They have high levels of chitin intheir exo skeletons which can be hard for lizards to digest and can cause impaction.
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mealworms shed their skin regular therefore providing you feed the ones that have just shed (the white ones) they are fine and part of a natural diet, the chitin is in the skins of the ones that havent shed and look brown in colour.