Mealworm raising

[Chicken butler]

Thanks for all of y'all input! I moved them into my basement and they are way more active! I changed out the food I put in every day from the start. Hopefully this fixes it.

 

[Zenmonkey]

Change out the food? I'm not certain I follow. The adult beetles will lay eggs right in the substrate / food.

 

[Chicken butler]

Change out the food? I'm not certain I follow. The adult beetles will lay eggs right in the substrate / food.

I put slices of veggies in the box's for them to get water from.

 

[cassie]

We raised mealworms at a pet shop I worked at. I don't now remember much about it, but we kept a layer of damp newspaper on top of the mealworm food. We used layer mash to feed them.