Mealworms... my story. Almost impossible not to raise them!

[suburbanhomesteader]

I kept mine in the aforementioned "growing tower". Each drawer is only 2" deep, and I kept about an inch of bran in each one, with a slice or two of potatoes thrown in once a week or so.
I found I could raise a lot more worms in shorter drawers, because growing worms in deep tubs which only contain 2-3" of bran just wasted a lot of space. The only time I ever had escapees was once when I left a drawer open and an egg carton sticking out of it and leaning against the drawers above it (I'd put the egg cartons in when I was going to change bran or wanted to harvest the worms, because they congregated under the cartons). Other than that brain-fart, it was a perfect high-intensity worm ranch

 

[suburbanhomesteader]

Oh, in addition to the weird things I have raised for my girls, I forgot to mention the time I went to the gas station and found hundreds (if not thousands) of crickets under the lights. I left, came back with a broom, snow shovel and a 30gal trash can, and scooped up 4-5 inches of crickets! The next day, I dipped a 44oz cup into the trash can and shook it out for the girls, which just about caused a chicken stampede.

Did the same thing but with june bugs on another occasion. I don't like them because of the sticky things on their feet, so I don't think I'd ever do that again.

I'm pretty sure that kind of behavior qualifies me for the BYC Chicken Hall of Fame. Or maybe Ripley's...

 

[MakNugget]

All right, who is going to take the blame for my having between 5-6000 mealworms in the house now? I've got two tubs of them squirming in wheat bran, carrots, and potatoes, and they're growing FAST in the warmth. It's pretty fascinating to see them molt right before your eyes.