Farming Mealworms

[marissa.peterson]

How long should I leave the beetles in to lay eggs before moving them to the next container? How long until the eggs 'hatch'?

[GothicBreena]

So I decided I was going to breed Mealworms so I don't have to go to the pet store as often seeing as I just got two two and a half month old baby sisters, plus I already had my year old Stella and my year and a half old Knuckles. My mom has her own Shes 4 years old and her name is Maleka, so we go through a LOT of mealies in his house. So the breeding went well but then I had both my hip replaced so I decided to just feed my hedgies the mealies and beetles. I noticed in the empty container we kept the meal worms were in there was the oatmeal, and a few pieces of cardboard from flattened toilet paper tubes but in half and on top was a few big larva/pupae so I tossed them into the container that I used for the beetles and they hatched. So just Now I just grabbed both totes, found a few more larva/pupae but there's not a SINGLE meal worm in it so I tossed them in the beetle container then I noticed the lid was dusted with what looked like dust but if you looked closely they moved, then there was a section in the corner of the tote that was layered but with a more thicker layer. I made sure the area I was doing all this transferring and stuff in has been cleaned and I disinfected my hands and temporarily put the container on the patio until i know what they are. Thank goodness there is not any holes in the lid of that container.

Can someone help me PLEASE?! I'M BEGGING.

[hedgelady1414]

Originally Posted by Katten

Just go to Petsmart, they're like 5 bucks for 100 worms. :B

The mealworms at petsmart will cost you a fortune plus I have bought from them in the past and the mealworms seem to be treated with a hormone that ciases them not to pupate. They just grow larger and larger until they die.

Buy online at places like :

Fluckers Farms
Gold Country Mealworms
Rainbow Mealworms

Save you money and they are not treated with the hormone.

[Draenog]

This thread is from 2008 and hasn't been active for months. I don't think it's going to help your company any if you keep posting your website over and over again in old threads -- it's just annoying probably.