Give it about a day or so I think the deformed beetles at least most right themselves, I think they are just slow to normalize after a molt b/c I notice them then all of a sudden they aren't there anymore, and I see very few dead deformed beetles.Well, many of my almost dead worms (from mold last week) have turned int deformed beetles, with about half looking healthy. I already have dead beetles though, so I'm wondering, did my beetles that died lay any eggs before they died? Are my deformed beetles going to lay eggs? I'm very worried I will not have many baby worms
Other than that, I now have them in wheat bran and the boxes are clean with sliced potatoes in them, seems good, but worms are sluggish
In my case it only happens when I did an overhaul. At some point in the raising process the frass builds up to a level that it needs removed. Doing that in a closed room was a very bad idea.....well that and the fact I had no idea I was allergic to it. Now that I know I have no problems with it at all.
This is what it's all about!!!!!Babies first taste.
Son't let that innocent face fool you she has already had MORE then her fair share!!!!
You don't need a lot of exposure to get a reaction. I've only tipped the whole lot into another container and spent 20 minutes sorting through to remove dead worms in my kitchen, and could see (and smell) a little fine dust as I tipped them out. Inhaling even that amount was enough to bring on coughing, itchy nose (a classic sensitivity indicator) and sneezing. The worms are still inside covered by a sheet of thick paper. Next time I sort, I'll take them outside and wear a mask - no problem once you know about it.
