You know, the mealworms used to creep me out too. My family thought I had lost my marbles when I ordered them. I started with 2,000 in February in one of the large sized 3 drawer plastic storage things: I now have 3 of those storage units and two 10 gallon rough totes. I keep a box of latex gloves on top of one of the containers for when I need to root around in the bedding. If I am just grabbing a couple worms for my favorite rooster, Chico my Barnevelder, I just grab them. I got over being squeamish pretty quickly after getting them: They really aren't all that bad.
My wonderful husband is building me a new coop for turkeys and geese. He is putting in a completely secure (rodent proof) insulated feed room: Mainly to get the pallets of feed out of his garage I think, but I'll take it whatever the reason behind it.We are going to move the mealworms out there and when I do...I am going to expand the system and add a couple more drawer units.They reproduce better when kept warm, so with our mild winters a couple 75 watt light bulbs ought to keep enough of the chill off them. Unless they are in beetle stage (these beetles don't fly...only live for up to 3 months), I feed between 3,000-10,000 a week to the birds. The chickens even enjoy the dead beetles and all come running when they see the little white bucket that I only use for the worms/beetles.
Where did you order them from? I think I'm going to do this - or maybe let my daughter do this.
