Superworm Farming - Information, Tutorials and Questions

[subhanalah]

Subhanalah,

Do any of the feed stores in your area grind feed for farmers? If so they should have wheat bran. The lady at my feed s store special ordered it for me until I realized that they had it there in bulk. She just didnt know what it was. She didnt think to ask if wheat bran was the same as what they just calked bran. No kidding.

here, bran means rice bran. I sent my she's band to the store for bran (wheat is implied from my understanding, but not here apparently. )
Every feed store I talked to only has rice bran. I just don't understand it!

 

[aart]

Quote: Where are you located?

 

[subhanalah]

Where are you located?

Oklahoma. It's allegedly farm country out here. Anyone have any idea why farmers would opt only for rice bran and no wheat bran? It has a picture of a deer on it so assumed it was for hunters?

 

[aart]

Quote: Strange...deer feed?
Are you near a big enough town/city that has a health food store/food co-op?
That's where I get mine.

 

[subhanalah]

Strange...deer feed?
Are you near a big enough town/city that has a health food store/food co-op?
That's where I get mine.

I'll have to see if any co-ops around here have it. Hadn't thought of that, if not, I'll try a whole foods store.

 

[sueblack]

Superworm containers need to be well ventilated. I found mold in my breeding container yesterday. I only had 3 x 4 openings covered with screen on each end. That works for my mealworms but not for the superworm beetles. They generate a lot of heat and humidity due to their larger size. So I am going to screen the lid of my clear tote except for an inch around the outside which is where I will glue the screen.

 

[subhanalah]

Superworm containers need to be well ventilated.  I found mold in my breeding container yesterday.  I only had 3 x 4 openings covered with screen on each end.  That works for my mealworms but not for the superworm beetles.  They generate a lot of heat and humidity due to their larger size.  So I am going to screen the lid of my clear tote except for an inch around the outside which is where I will glue the screen.

make sure to take pictures and share them here!
I guess mine are doing better than I thought, there are quite a few alive and thriving, underneath the substrate.

 

[sueblack]

Superworm containers need to be well ventilated.  I found mold in my breeding container yesterday.  I only had 3 x 4 openings covered with screen on each end.  That works for my mealworms but not for the superworm beetles.  They generate a lot of heat and humidity due to their larger size.  So I am going to screen the lid of my clear tote except for an inch around the outside which is where I will glue the screen.

make sure to take pictures and share them here!
I guess mine are doing better than I thought, there are quite a few alive and thriving, underneath the substrate.

Can't find my camera , but I will get pictures when I do. How are you making out with your colony?

 

[subhanalah]

I have some beetles but fed off all the larva. Lol.
Yours?

 

[sueblack]

I have old beetles three months old plus new beetles i just starzed hatching (less than 50).