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Glad your mealworms are thriving and very sorry to hear about your chick.

Boo-Boo's Mama : I cut up a pie pumpkin for my chickens and gave 1/2 of it to the mealworms today. Will see how they like it. I finally have baby worms and dead beetles. I'm using chick starter as their bedding. Well, did they eat it? Here is some more info I found on what to feed them; •...

Quote: Probably the reason your babies lived for those two months is that they were getting their moisture from dead beatles. That's probably their source of moisture in nature.

I found this excerpt on moisture; "Too little moisture slows growth and reduces size. Too much can produce mold. If larvae are provided with dry food, they can survive and produce one generation a year. If they are provided moisture, they will undergo six generations per year and will be fatter.

Thanks for the responses. I have added some apple for them to enjoy. Surprisingly they have survived and multiplied without any supplemental moisture for about 2 months so they must be quite hardy little buggers! I took the carrots away before I left on an overseas trip. Do they really eat...

No, when I did provide baby carrots the wheat germ went mouldy so I just added fresh wheat germ periodically. Since apparently they are normally found in dry foods it didn't seem necessary. Perhaps that's why they aren't growing. They are, however increasing in number. Thanks I'll look for the...

I am trying to raise meal worms and currently have them in wheat bran. I have a good many beetles but they appear to be dead. What is the life cycle and time for each phase? I understand the beetles lay the eggs, but how long to they live? My meal worms are not getting very big either. How...