I have 1100 coming

[MissChick@dee]

Well except for the fact this is in the "Feeding and watering" section

I had questions about feeding them. Kinda..sorta

 

[FnWeirdo]

following this thread cause im starting my meal worms in 2 months. good luck in the endeavor

 

[MissChick@dee]

following this thread cause im starting my meal worms in 2 months. good luck in the endeavor

Oh cool!

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Thank you.
I have a 55 gal sized trash bag full of shredded office paper. Was thinking of using that. Would it work to cover them? It should dontcha’ think?

Honestly, I wouldn't use shredded paper. It would be really hard to clean out the dead beetles. If you just fillthe container about a third of the way with the oatmeal/bran, it is easier to sift through. A few paper towels or pieces of cardboard/egg carton on top give the beetles a place to hide.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Well they came. Cold & thirsty. When I opened the box I said to myself “that’s 1100 worms?” Thanks everyone for your feedback.

 

[Kkrista123]

Following this now!! Love the idea, interested in the success of it!

 

[Abriana]

After reading the title I thought you meant 1100 chickens coming! Can't offer advice but I would enjoy keeping a colony of mealworms myself.

 

[007Sean]

I read the title and thought you meant CHICKENS But that’s awesome!

X2 eggs

 

[007Sean]

the person I bought mealworms from, actually just used chicken crumbles to feed the mealworms...pretty easy. I also used oatmeal too, when convenient.

As I recall, you are in an arid environment. I was able to use a single carrot, split lengthwise for moisture - replace about 1x per week. However, you may be able to use a cut apple or potato in addition to carrot. The apple and potato would be more likely to mold for me since I live in a more humid area, but the carrot just dried out and never turned bad.

X2, I use carrots...potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes all mold to quickly.

 

[MissChick@dee]

X2, I use carrots...potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes all mold to quickly.

Thank you.
It was amazing how they plumped right up after receiving the moisture from the carrots. And warmth after riding around in the UPS truck @ 37 degrees.