CATDOLL : CATDOLL: I feed my six-horned salamander mealworms for a day, and there are a lot of mealworm skins in the tank. What's going on?

I have a six-horned salamander. After feeding it mealworms for a day, there are a lot of mealworm skins in the tank. What's going on?

Well, that is his excrement. The water should be changed in time. Because the hardened shell of mealworms contains a lot of keratin, which is not easily digested by the intestines and stomachs of reptiles. So after the reptiles digest and absorb the meat and internal organs of the mealworms, the indigestible outer skin will be excreted from the body. Because it is a water-raised pet, after the excrement is diluted by water, the light mealworm skin will spread out, causing the water to be turbid, and it is easy to smell in summer.

When raising mealworms, do we need to blow away the shed skins? When should we add wheat bran?

The shed skins should be blown away, and the wheat bran should be added after the insect feces are sifted out with a sieve after the last meal.

When screening insect feces, blow away the molted skin, and the worms should eat it before feeding.