Who can benefit from earthworms?
Not all reptiles or amphibians will take earthworms, and even within a species the taste for annelids seems to vary from individual to individual. For example, of my two plated lizards (Gerrhosaurus major), Uther the male tends to shun them, whereas Ygrane the female avidly devours them. Similarly, my Cunningham’s Skinks (Egernia cunninghami) may or may not take them depending on what fancy is taking them. Digit, our Savannah Monitor lizard, absolutely relishes them, which is somewhat curious as I do not know how common they would be in a wild monitor’s diet. However, as a rule some families or genera are more prone to take them than others. I am not so well versed in amphibian diets, but it seems that in general frogs, salamanders and caecilians are quite likely to take earthworms if they are the right size (ie not too large). Of the lizards, geckos will probably shun them, as may most other species that are primarily insectivorous. However, you should get good results if offering the
