Meal worms not wanted!

[bobbin]

I bought a bag of dried meal worms from Robert Dyas shop. It does say on the packet you can rehydrate them so I soaked them for15 mins. Didn�t make any difference. The birds don�t seem remotely interested in rehydrated or otherwise
Frankly I�m not surprised as looking at them more closely they are simply husks. Which disintegrate on touching them. Where�s the stated 40% nutrition and 40% fat in husks??? Expensive flipping husks at that! Anyone bought similar.

[pwlynch]

Our birds seem to like them and they get eaten quickly.

[Jungle Jane]

Some birds just want seeds,Ive never soaked mealworms they get eaten as they are straight from the packet,they do seem like they’d crumble to dust but the dust must be a bit nutritional & ok as part of a balanced diet. Hedgehogs like them as a little treat too.

[DannyK]

Live ones are easy to get and rear and not too expensive.

[Nicos]

Mine love them. Never soaked them though...and yes, they do look more like husks!

[4Shoes]

Might take a couple of days or so for the birds to "learn" they are food.

[Babru]

My blackbirds love them as a supplement to their diet of conference pears. It would appear you can never have too many pears, if you're a blackie.