Mealworm farming

[so lucky]

If you have folded paper towels or newspaper on top of the substrate, the mealies will gather in the folds, and you can just pick it up and shake them into your feeding container. Or use an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll. They love to crawl in those. Makes a handy scoop full of worms. Or put a fresh piece of apple or carrot in. In 10 minutes, there are a hundred or so glommed onto the fresh food. Pick it up and shake into the bowl.

 

[DMRippy]

If you have folded paper towels or newspaper on top of the substrate, the mealies will gather in the folds, and you can just pick it up and shake them into your feeding container. Or use an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll. They love to crawl in those. Makes a handy scoop full of worms. Or put a fresh piece of apple or carrot in. In 10 minutes, there are a hundred or so glommed onto the fresh food. Pick it up and shake into the bowl.

Kinda their last meal

 

[mychookschick]

I have a question for y'all! I heard some of you saying that you keep your mealies on top of your incubator, which I thought was a GREAT idea since my bator is already running! So I put them there last night and when I woke up this morning, my mealy container had condensation inside! Now I am afraid that it is going to get moldy! I have removed it from the incubator, but I am still concerned.... Thoughts on what caused this?

 

[Kassaundra]

I have a question for y'all! I heard some of you saying that you keep your mealies on top of your incubator, which I thought was a GREAT idea since my bator is already running! So I put them there last night and when I woke up this morning, my mealy container had condensation inside! Now I am afraid that it is going to get moldy! I have removed it from the incubator, but I am still concerned.... Thoughts on what caused this?

My guess would be not enough ventilation for the amount of added heat.

 

[DMRippy]

I have a question for y'all! I heard some of you saying that you keep your mealies on top of your incubator, which I thought was a GREAT idea since my bator is already running! So I put them there last night and when I woke up this morning, my mealy container had condensation inside! Now I am afraid that it is going to get moldy! I have removed it from the incubator, but I am still concerned.... Thoughts on what caused this?

I have had that problem too... wipe down the water inside and put more ventilation holes in it that will fix it. Remove the wet substraight and you should be ok.

 

[mychookschick]

OK! Thanks guys! I was so worried! Now I very relieved! LOL

 

[gale65]

If you have folded paper towels or newspaper on top of the substrate, the mealies will gather in the folds, and you can just pick it up and shake them into your feeding container. Or use an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll. They love to crawl in those. Makes a handy scoop full of worms. Or put a fresh piece of apple or carrot in. In 10 minutes, there are a hundred or so glommed onto the fresh food. Pick it up and shake into the bowl.

I've tried the apple/carrot trick and so far there haven't been enough to bother with. Maybe I just don't have enough worms yet. We're working on the 3rd generation right now so once these hatch, maybe. Right now they're just starting to pupate.

 

[onafixedincome]

Yep, mine did the same when I put them on top of the computer. Took the lid off, and all is well.

 

[galanie]

Yep, condensation always means inadequate ventilation wherever it appears.

 

[mychookschick]

Thank you for all you guy's help!

BTW, Galanie, I LOVE YOUR STATUS! LOL "Treat Dispenser No More" LOL