Canopillars

[Schmuzzle's Mom]

Ok, my Mom sent some treats over from the wish list I gave her! One thing that I was really happy that she found was Canopillars from Zoo Med. Only problem is, when I opened the can..........they were still slightly moving.......ever so little if I sat and watched........cause at first I could not believe my eyes!! :eek:

They are really large fat hairless worm looking things and although i was impressed by how clean and healthy they look, after putting one into her dish with her cricket and mealie, I quickly put the tin in the freezer.

It says to offer as a break between mealies and crickets as a laxative. I didn't know crickets and mealies were constipating.......all those crunchy bits??? Thought they would have been like fibre or something.

Also, I freeze kill my bugs from alive, but when they begin to defrost, I notice they are turning blackish......is this normal.........she just gets them when defrosted enough not to be cold anymore, but sheesh.....does the grossness need to get grosser? :Pukey:

As long as this is normal, I guess we will continue as is. :slurp:

[Schmuzzle's Mom]

Does anyone know about the bugs turning black...or had any experience at all with canopillars? :confused:

[PrettyHate]

Does anyone know about the bugs turning black...or had any experience at all with canopillars? :confused:

I would suppose it has something to do with the tissue of the catopillar being dead.

[Schmuzzle's Mom]

I agree, Its just like hamburger is red when raw and dark brown when frozen. The catopillars in the can were light grey yesterday when fresh, but today when frozen are brownish :eek: .....my mealworms are light brown when fresh, but turn blackish when defrosted, same as the crickets. Yuckie! :Pukey:

Has anyone heard of bugs being constipating?

[PrettyHate]

Has anyone heard of bugs being constipating?

Yeah, I think it has to do with their crunch/hard exoskeleton. Im not sure how well some animals are able to fully digest chitin (the protein that the skeleton is composed of). Id guess that animals that make insects their entire diet can digest it more fully than animals that do not.

[Schmuzzle's Mom]

Thank you very much Laura. Glad to find out some new yet gross information on the bug aspect.......gotta say I don't love the bugs, wbut I will do whatever my Muzzie tells me too and she REALLY loves those buggsies! :slurp: :laugh:

[PrettyHate]

gotta say I don't love the bugs, wbut I will do whatever my Muzzie tells me too and she REALLY loves those buggsies! :slurp: :laugh:

Sometimes you really have to wonder who owns who :laugh:

[Tampaquillowner]

Guys im sitting here trying to eat a sandwich and I realized it was becoming very difficult as I read more and more of the thread.......ewwww bugs!

I didnt think catapillars were good for hedgies, dont ask me where I got that idea but anyway. Are they okay for hedgies to eat?

[Schmuzzle's Mom]

It says on the can that they are ok for hedgehogs, not that that means anything.......but the vet also said that canned bugs are ok.......hope you are not eating cause today at the pet store I also bought canosnails and canosilkworms for her........barf :Pukey:

Apparantly they last for 2 weeks in the fridge once opened so I won't freeze these ones like I did the canopillars. Hope she likes em! :slurp:

[PrettyHate]

I was actually just going to ask if anyone has tried those canned snails. Let us know if she likes them...Im rather interested in them, and cant help but wonder if hedgies would like them.

Bosco has refused to eat all the bugs Ive offered him, both live and dead (superworms, mealworms, mealworm beetles, silk worms, crickets...), and Im too cheap to try the canned kind only to find out that he hates them.