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  1. EddieJ

    Mealworm farming

    I'm seeing more and more stories of mites. Got my fingers crossed that they dont visit me. My colonies are indoors. Temperature in the house is around 79 ( it'd be 75 if the wife would allow it ). I do however set an electric blanket over the larva every chance I get. Humidity never go over...
  2. EddieJ

    Mealworm farming

    Hello BYC peeps, Posting a few pics of my beetle bin....its going crazy. I'm pulling as many beetles and pupa out of the 2 other bins nightly...probably 100 of each per night. Plus, ( dont ask me why ) but I bid on an auction for 500 beetles and won. lol Going to start a new colony with...
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    Mealworm farming

    This might not be good...I wouldn't let them take it to the bottom. I lost a couple pieces of potato that they little guys pulled to the bottom and it went moldy. I had to sift through 10,000 mealworms to get the smell out. This happened a week ago and they still smell funky...... Just gona...
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    Mealworm farming

    I'm having a hard time visualizing this... lol The hoop with the fabric is sitting on the substrate and the veggies are on top of it, correct?
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    Mealworm farming

    So do they have any issues "crawling" to the top of the embroidery hoop to eat? Is the "tulle" fabric something special so they don't attempt to eat it as they do paper bags? I sure I learning a lot here....this is sweet!! Thanks Eddie
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    Mealworm farming

    Hello all, Here's my colony...they seem to be thriving. I think that the electric blanket I leave over them all day and night is working. I purchased a monitor with a sensor that is inside the drawer system to monitor humidity and temp. It stays around 93 degrees in there....humidity around...
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    Mealworm farming

    A recommendation to me by Gallo who has a pretty great thread on the way he raises mealworms....cut the potatoes VERY thin. I take my time and cut them 1/8" or less. They don't mold then because they are devoured before there is a chance. I like to use potatoes cuz they keep my operating...
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    Mealworm farming

    Well....its Pupaville in my bottom drawer. This are a hoppin and wigglin!!!! I estimate that within a few days, I'll have a couple hundred beetles. Then it'll be on like Donkey Kong in my top drawer. I'll post some pics tomorrow. It's fixin to get fun!!! Eddie
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    Mealworm farming

    About a week. They were med-large when I got them....a pretty good mixture in sizes. They were in around 75 degrees when I first got them. Then I threw an electric blanket over the entire 3 drawer system and now they been in 80 degrees for 90% of the day/night. 2 days after the blanket, I...
  10. EddieJ

    Mealworm farming

    2 questions..... I've read that the mealworms like cactus. Would this be "any" type pf cactus? I have a few in the yard that I run over with the mower every few weeks. AND sponges. I've also read that some people use sponges for the moisture source. Does anyone do this? Thanks Eddie
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    Mealworm farming

    I have 10,000 mealworms and was pulling 8-10 pupa from the top of the substrate for a few days. Then I pulled a handful of worms up to lay them across a banana peel and the entire BOTTOM of the bin was full of pupa. I guess I'll be on beetle watch instead of pupa watch for now. lol
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    Mealworm farming

    A few posts back I posted something similiar. Looks like a pupa thats shedding skin..thats what I was told if I remember correctly. I got hundreds of them. Guess Im gonna be overrun with beetles soon :)
  13. EddieJ

    Mealworm farming

    OK all you mealworm veterans...I have a question. I have 10,000 mealworms and have been pulling pupa out of them everyday...I have about 45 over the past few days. Then I started to get curious and scooped along the sides of my container where they all like to hang and party. WOW!!! It's...
  14. EddieJ

    Mealworm farming

    Yep.... mine like that too. They eat it until its just a little black piece of leather. :)
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    Mealworm farming

    They'll be fine as long as it doesn't drop below freezing. However, they thrive best (multiply) in temperatures between 80-85....so I've read.
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