From:
Doris McGhee
Date: 2007-02-20 15:58:10 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Superworms
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
As far as I know the worms are always alive. Their exoskeleton causes them to become pretzel-like when dry, and their guts turn black, which I assume would cause them to be less desirable for eating. I've never seen a lizard or a ferret choose to eat a dead mealworm. Really, the easiest AND best solution for me has always been to crush their heads between my thumb and index finger. A (more) humane death for the mealworm, it wiggles for a time afterward, and removes the danger of it trying to eat its' way out of the stomach of whatever swallows it.
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