Mealworms as treats, sure but where?

[katharinad]

I tested mealworms on my ducks. Put them out in front of them and they stared at the moving worms like no tomorrow. They didn't know what to do, until one decided to try it for the pack. After that they went nutso. I guess I will start growing them. BTW Walmart sells them in the hunting section to those that fish.

 

[Snipes]

Forget mealworms, use roaches! They are quite $$ but if you get a sale on a Blaberus species, you can keep a good supply around. Roaches are much meatier and have less chitin and FAT. I specify Blaberus because they don't climb glass/smooth plastic or fly (adult males can fly a few inches but not enough to get out), and have both the upside and downside that they are not fast reproducing, so you have to make sure you don't feed too often, but you don't really have to worry about them taking over the house if they get out. You could also research Blatta lateralis, which are cheaper.
Either way, if you are careful, you will only have to buy roaches once. Instead of 4$ here and there for mealworms live or in a can that have eaten Lord-knows-what and you have no idea what the living conditions were, you could spend 100$ for roaches one time only, feed them what you know is good and hearty food, and you are set.

The nutritional analysis was completed New Jersey Feed Laboratory, Inc.
Feeder Insect Bug name Moisture Protein Fat Fiber
B. Laterallis Roach (Blatta Bugs) 63.63% 36,5% 5.13% 1.19 %
B. Dubia ( Orange Spotted Roach) 61.18% 35.6% 6.75% 3.25%
G. Portentosa (Hissing Roaches) 64% 27% 5% 5.6%
Crickets 71.96% 21.5% 6.26% 1.29%
Mealworms 58.74% 21% 15.52% 2%

 

[HottentotTeal]

Here are the meal worms I bought for mine. I think i may go pick some more up. I need to get a smaller net to clean the pond during the week.


http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752609#RatingsDetail

Here is the manufacturer's link:
http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...6MTU6IlByb2R1Y3RDYXRlZ29yeSI7czo0OiJGb29kIjt9

They said it's good for about a week stored in the fridge.

Fyi, the protein on the canned meal worms is %17.

 

[KansasKid]

I know roaches aren't that bad but i would be afraid they would be crawling out every where if i forget to put a screen on or something. Plus it would be five times easier to drive to petsmart real quick and pick up a can of mealworms.

 

[DarkWolf]

Raising mealworms is extremely easy. Just add non medicated crumbles feed, rolled oats and/or such and worms. Well.. And a potato slide as a water source once they turn into beetles.

Information sources:
http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm
http://www.efinch.com/mealworms/mealworm.htm
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/mealworm.htm