Mealworm farming

[buttercup95]

Okay the official count is 43 pupa and I've separated them. Mine are in an add on to the house. It's fluctuating heat right now so I put a heating pad under half of the tote on low. I think that's what kick started the pupating.

 

[jimmywalt]

I have mealworms, but I have been feeding chicks a lot too. So, I just ordered 2000 more from Rainbowmealworms.net I also used the BestCustomer coupon code and it took off $7.25. My total was $9 I use the one bin method, but I check twice a day for pupae and put them in a small butter dish(in the larger bin) I also had ants try to attack so I have a Sevin dust hill around the container. Lol mine are outside and it's been 100* here in TX for 2 weeks. I had them inside at first, but we keep it way too cold for them in our house.

Wow that rocks. I almost want to jump on it. 2,000 for me is $3.90 shipped after coupon! I just started a colony 2 weeks ago in a 10 gallon tank with 500 worms. I have about 40 pupa already.

Do you think 2,000 more worms would be too many for a 10 gallon tank? How about the smell? I only have 6 chickens. Not sure they could eat that many.

Thoughts??

I'm in love with the price!

 

[foxystag]

Oh, wow.
I am going to have to join in on this mealworm farming. o:
My girls will surely appreciate it!

 

[MelissaTXRn]

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Wow that rocks. I almost want to jump on it. 1,000 for me is $3.90 shipped after coupon! I just started a colony 2 weeks ago in a 10 gallon tank with 500 worms. I have about 40 pupa already.

Do you think 1,000 more worms would be too many for a 10 gallon tank? How about the smell? I only have 6 chickens. Not sure they could eat that many.

Thoughts??

I'm in love with the price!

No I think it will be fine. Go for it

 

[chrissyr]

How common is it for mealworms to give tapeworms? I have some young pullets with tapeworms and they've been getting mealworms I've raised. I saw that darkling beetles either can be or are tapeworm carriers. Anyone know about this?

 

[MelissaTXRn]

I haven't ever heard that. I will research and get back to you.

 

[DHinton]

Wow that rocks. I almost want to jump on it. 2,000 for me is $3.90 shipped after coupon! I just started a colony 2 weeks ago in a 10 gallon tank with 500 worms. I have about 40 pupa already.

Do you think 2,000 more worms would be too many for a 10 gallon tank? How about the smell? I only have 6 chickens. Not sure they could eat that many.

Thoughts??

I'm in love with the price!

i want to say i've seen people talking about how they have 20,000 or so in a container that size.


on a sidenote (to everyone) - if you have a compost pile, you may already have black soldier fly larvae, which are very high in calcium and good for layers.

they tend to congregate everywhere, not just compost. a friend has some under her chicken coop, another has some under rabbit cages.

 

[buttercup95]

i want to say i've seen people talking about how they have 20,000 or so in a container that size.


on a sidenote (to everyone) - if you have a compost pile, you may already have black soldier fly larvae, which are very high in calcium and good for layers.

they tend to congregate everywhere, not just compost. a friend has some under her chicken coop, another has some under rabbit cages.

Yeah I'm building up my compost pile right now I just can't keep it moist enough with the heat and I have a lack of water, but in the winter I'm going to tarp half of it and see how that goes.

Edit-and 20,000? really? that's a lot of worms in one bin!

 

[MelissaTXRn]

I just read that darkling beetles ARE a tapeworm host. Ewwwww!!!!

 

[MelissaTXRn]

How common is it for mealworms to give tapeworms? I have some young pullets with tapeworms and they've been getting mealworms I've raised. I saw that darkling beetles either can be or are tapeworm carriers. Anyone know about this?

Darkling beetles are hosts of tapeworms. It didn't say anything about meAlworm stage though. So many people feed them, I don't see the worms having worms. Lol but I do not know. Will try to find out