Tubifex worms for Land Sallies?

Hi Folks,
i came across this URL below when checking on food items
https://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/foods2.shtml
Food Protein Fat Calcium Phosphorous Cahos Ratio
Earthworms 62.2 17.7 1.72 0.90 1.91
Tubifex worms 46.1 15.1 0.19 0.73 0.26
Crickets, adult 64.9 13.8 0.14 0.99 0.14
Mealworms 52.7 32.8 0.11 0.77 0.14

Currently i am mostly feeding my sallies on chopped earthworms or small crickets but sometimes i run out of them. Recently i tried Tubifex worms surprising my Land sallies do eat them in a small feeding dish. looking at the table above Tubifex worms seems better than crickets or mealworms. i tried to avoid mealworms as they may bite.
may i know if tubifex worms are ok as a temporary food items for 1-2 weeks?
thanks

Hi ntny,

I've little experience with tubifex worms, and only for aquatic animals.
It's good news your land sallies accept them (are the tubifex alive ?).

Tubifex as temporary food may be a good choice but tubifex worms often live in polluted places and can carry dangerous bacteria, so I'm reluctant to use them.

I didn't find woodlice in the list published in the article. Woodlice are often well accepted by land sallies (and enven by aquatic sallies !).

Hi JM29
Thanks for advice
Yes the Tubifex worms are alive.
i put them in a small feeding dish with no water only a little damp.
i normally washed them with dechlorinated water every time before i feed them to my sallies to prevent pollution from dead worms...
i still prefer Earthworms as 1st choice.
Tubifex worms maybe now is my 2nd choice
i didn't like crickets or mealworms too much
Cheers!

JM29 said:

Hi ntny,

I've little experience with tubifex worms, and only for aquatic animals.
It's good news your land sallies accept them (are the tubifex alive ?).

Tubifex as temporary food may be a good choice but tubifex worms often live in polluted places and can carry dangerous bacteria, so I'm reluctant to use them.

I didn't find woodlice in the list published in the article. Woodlice are often well accepted by land sallies (and enven by aquatic sallies !).

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