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Quote: X2 A couple/few dollars worth in bedding, food and supplies. It's even less if you grow/farm a vegetable garden... Even the most prudent, throw away more food in a month than a whole closet full of mealworms would eat in as much time

Mostly wheat bran and smashed oat berries... There's a sprinkle of organic chick/grower feed in there, too. I use carrots and celery for moisture, cradled in egg cartons. The bedding is quite dry, this go around... I may have to start from scratch... Good Lord, I hope not

CUR(S)E this high humidity! I went from three, down to one colony, after a major mold issue... NOW; I discovered my one surviving colony has mites! Aaarrrrrrgh! <sigh>

I ordered mine via GrubCo. I fed my baby chicks the mealworms with no problem. I also give them grit within their first week, too.

Quote: Doesn't bother me, in the slightest... I routinely dig to the bottom of the bin, to make sure there is no obvious moisture. I don't want to have another colony crash!

Quote: Ummm... Few months... Not weeks... Takes 3~12+ months for complete cycle; depending on environment conditions. The better the environmental conditions (heat, humidity, food), the faster the life cycle