Why dried mealworms make a poor feed

Why we do not supply Dried Mealworms

We are often asked if we supply dried mealworms, sorry but we don't. Dried mealworms make a poor feed.
There are very good reasons for this. Despite all the claims made about being as nutritionally equal to live mealworms, put simply, they are not.
A very important factor is the moisture content, live Mealworms naturally do not have high levels of moisture compared to, say, earthorms (80%). When they are dried they have no moisture at all, and, when fed by the parent birds to chicks can actually cause de-hydration as the dried mealworms absorb the moisture from the chick.
This is the opinion of zoo's that specialise in bird care.