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I don't have a meal worm bin anymore, but still have my dubias and I have tried nearly everything to keep ants out of my insects, the only thing I have found that works is a thin layer of Vaseline on the container. Each container is different you need to make sure the layer completely circles...

I always call them "dubias" and think of them as beetles or really big rolly polly's (or pill bugs depending on where you are from) They don't look like the germanic pest insects at all, that helps alot. Yes, I'm on a lot of threads that deal w/ cheaper options or hippy dippy ideas!!!!!! lol...

There are a couple of ways to keep the ants out that I know about. One way is to put the colony on something w/ legs and put the legs of the table in small bowls/cups/containers of water or oil, this will work if there is NOTHING else touching the table the ants can climb up and onto the table...

I way prefer my dubias too, so much easier and more bang for your buck then mealworms. I started tiny like you w/ under 100 dubias, once you reach the tipping point the wait for the babies to grow isn't an issue any longer. I feed the sub adults to the chicks from nearly day one, they love them.

Whoever had the question about same heat througout, you really don't want that, it is better if there are diff temps so the worms/beetles can self regulate. And the acceptable / good / optimum range is broad enough that the varience won't be a bad thing.

They are called Lessor Meal worms, they are not generally raised en mass for any reason and can pass certain diseases to at least poultry, not sure about reptiles. But they are not raised and sold as meal worms like the others are.

50' will not be to cold to make them dormant but survive, however the 0' would kill them. The summer temps of 90-100 but out of sun will be fine. If you plan on having them outside or in unprotected barn you will NEED something more secure then the 3 drawer method, these are tasty treats to...

Either way would work I would just give them a small bowl of it and let them have at it on thier own.

Chick start is enouh nutritionally for chicks, but has no grit, you would still need to give access to grit if you are going to give them any treats that would require "teeth"

Lessor mealworms are vectors to poultry disease (Alphitobius diaperinus) http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/poultry/lesser_mealworm.htm Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus) are not the same insect and are completely okay to feed to all kinds of fowl...

As long as they have grit you can start as early as day 3 (at least I have w/ all my chicks) I brood on sand so they have grit from day one.

Those are some BIG AND FAT meal worms, are you feeding them miracle grow?

When I first started w/ the dubias I only picked them up w/ medical gloves and even then hated it, but now I bare hand it all the time. I only pick them up to put them in the feed out container, they aren't pets for me and I still don't enjoy handling them. I have no issues just picking up to...

Post 7 of this thread shows some of my videos, all but the most recent, but that one is dealing w/ sprouting grains not dubias https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/729996/anyone-got-a-youtube This whole thread has good info about raising diff feeder insects, page 24 (the last one) has pics...

I have posted several vidoes of my couple of day old chicks eating the dubias. So your bantams would be more then up to the job. Dubias like most insects go through several molts or instars, just feed out the largest of the sub adults if you have any question about your chickens size, that way...

These are tropical non climbing non flying, they die in temps below 60'. Short of dumping your container over into the house they can't escape. They eat cat food (dry) and fruits, veggies, breads etc..... My signature line has pics

Feeder roaches are very easy to raise, much easier then even meal worms, and much quicker results, the chickens LOVE them. There are alot of people who buy roaches. The roaches you raise are not like the common house roach at all.

AMEN!!!!!

Bread can be used, I have experimented w/ it, as I too have access to much free stale bread. you have to stack it loosely only a couple layers at a time let them dry and put a few more. I also had regular substrate as my intention was to use the bread as edible cover which they do love. That...

The warning is a great idea, but you cannot edit your post after 2 weeks, the OP would have to ask the mods to add the warning I believe.