Mealworm Farm

[_SBradley_]

Has anyone else bred their own mealworms? I'm amazed how easy it is and how well it works!

I have three trays of worms/beetles, at varying stages of development. When Lewis finishes all the beetles in a tray, instead of washing it out, I leave the grain and eggs in the tray and put it towards the back of a shelf. A few weeks later, there are hundreds of teeny little mealworms!

I'm also amazed just how many mealworms I get from one tray of beetles. The whole pot writhes when you pick it up! Generation #2 gave me way more mealworms than I had in #1.

So now all I'll need is to buy some Bug Grub and Bug Gel every now and then, and I should have a constant mealworm/darkling beetle supply. The only thing is, I might have to get myself a second hedgie to create sufficient demand for the supply. :laugh:

P.S. Lewis loves the beetles just as much as the worms. (He does also get to devour some worms, as well as the beetles.) The pupae are apparently tasty, too.

[Nancy]

Yes they are easy to grow. I have 5 tubs on the go at once but my demand still exceeds my supply at times. :laugh:

[hemi_mygirl]

LOL, wow. I can't imagine what my mother would do if I started raising mealworms. Hemi still refuses to eat any form of bug at all. Even when I take her outside during the summer, a beetle or a spider could walk right by her, and she'll make a beeline for me and try to climb my leg.

I think she's a little TOO domesticated. *rolls eyes*

[hularious]

never could say I have raised mealworms...

if i have really SMALL mealworms, how many should Monty get per time? I've seen 1 or 2, but there was a picture online that showed mealworms in a food dish!...

[reptileguy]

never had them until not to long ago there easy to have i use them for my reptiles there neat

[Cookies&Cream_]

how do u raise mealworms?
i dont even have any :(:(

[reptileguy]

i have mine in a kriter keeper put some plain oatmeal in there and some meal worms i throw some fruit in there some times or cricket water jell

[Cookies&Cream_]

uh this sping i must get wormies formthe pet store too early in spring :(

[reptileguy]

i keep mine in side with my reptiles i have tons of them now

[PrettyHate]

Ok. so I had a tub of 50ish mealworm beatles. However now instead of getting what look like baby meal worms, I have worm looking things that are kind of grey in color and almost fuzzy looking. I was under the impression that baby meal worms are supposed to look like the adult worms, only smaller.

Any idea what is living with my beatles?