Today I learned that mealworms turn into beetles. I can handle the little mealworms, but beetles are out of the question. So I am no longer interested in growing my own, and would just like to order them in small batches as needed.
So, here is the question:
If I order 1000 live meal worms and keep them in the fridge won't they just develop into beetles?
I ask because the website I am looking at ordering from says to keep them in the fridge and remove every 5-7 days to allow them to "liven up" and move around, and feed them an apple or potato. So if I go this route, aren't I eventually going to end up with beetles? I only have 5 chicks, they like worms, but I don't know how long 1000 mealworms would be in my fridge... I just don't want beetles.
Should I just order the freeze dried ones?
So, here is the question:
If I order 1000 live meal worms and keep them in the fridge won't they just develop into beetles?
I ask because the website I am looking at ordering from says to keep them in the fridge and remove every 5-7 days to allow them to "liven up" and move around, and feed them an apple or potato. So if I go this route, aren't I eventually going to end up with beetles? I only have 5 chicks, they like worms, but I don't know how long 1000 mealworms would be in my fridge... I just don't want beetles.
Should I just order the freeze dried ones?