- Quantity per Cup: Each cup contains 100 Calciworms.
- Digestive Considerations: Calciworms (Hermetia illucens) are naturally high in calcium and protein although they should not be considered a staple food item or a sole ration. Live Foods such as crickets, mealworms, hornworms and superworms should be considered staple items in your insectivore’s diet.
- Tip: When choosing a Live Food item for your pet, pick an item that’s smaller in width than the animal’s mouth.
- Nutritional Enhancement: Your animal’s diet should be further enriched by incorporating waxworms for extra fat and hornworms for additional moisture.
- Care & Maintenance:
- Storage Temperature & Humidity: Store in a refrigerated space between 42°F and 55°F with low humidity.
- Feeding Temperature: Calciworms should be warmed up to room temperature for approximately 24 hours prior to being fed so that they become more active, this in turn makes them more appealing to your insectivore.
- Satisfaction Guaranteed: All Live Foods are guaranteed to arrive alive, except when shipped to areas with temperatures below 10°F or above 100°F, and are accompanied by a 72-hour health guarantee.
- Shipping Information: Live Food orders placed by 3:00 PM CT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will ship the same day, Live Food orders placed after 3:00 PM CT on Thursday through Sunday will ship on Monday.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min) | 19.1% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 8.39% |
| Crude Fiber (max) | 4.0% |
| Moisture (max) | 62.2% |
| Ash (max) | 3.54% |
| Calcium (min) | 1.14% |
| Phosphorus (min) | 0.35% |
Customer Reviews
Calciworms (Hermeia illucens) are the larvae of the black soldier fly. They are naturally high in calcium making them an ideal live feeder solution for calcium supplementation in reptiles and other insectivores. Calciworms should be considered a supplemental food item in addition to a cricket, superworm, hornworm and mealworm diet.
We feed our Calciworms (Hermeia illucens), a scientifically formulated diet specifically designed to enhance the health and quality of all the insects in our colony.
You can order Calciworms anytime at RodentPro.com. Live Food Orders placed by 3:00 PM CT will ship the same day, Monday through Thursday. Live Food Orders placed after 3:00 PM CT Thursday and all orders placed Friday, Saturday and Sunday will ship Monday.
Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email containing your tracking information.
We ship our Calciworms using UPS Overnight service. Our Live Pet Foods ship to all of the continental United States of America including Alaska but we CAN NOT ship to Hawaii. During the winter months, we use specially designed thermal boxes to help keep your Calciworms warm during transit. If outdoor temperatures are particularly low, we may also include a heat pack for added warmth. All live food is guaranteed to arrive alive, except for shipments to areas where temperatures fall below 10°F or rise above 100°F. Additionally, all live food purchases come with a 72-hour health guarantee.
Keeping Calciworms (Hermeia illucens) with different feeder insects can be tricky and is generally not recommended. You should use separate containers tailored to each insect species.
Calciworms are generally a creamy white grub but turn darker and even black the closer they get to pupating. Black Calciworms are not dead. Customers often mistake black Calciworms for dead ones because of their experience with waxworms.
Calciworms (Hermeia illucens) are packed in a moist bedding that serves as their food source. Calciworms can be stored in the refrigerator between 42F and 55F. Over time, as the food is consumed and becomes drier, Calciworms will slowly regress in size. It’s important to note that Calciworms turn black the closer they become to pupating, this does not mean they are dead. Calciworms are also quite content at room temperature, but produce an unappealing waste smell like ammonia. Refrigerating slows their metabolism, limiting their waste generation. We recommend customers remove Calciworms from the refrigerator and allow them to warm up before feeding. Once warm they will become much more active and attractive to hunting reptiles.
It is our recommendation to use all your Calciworms within 3-4 weeks of their pack date.
