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Old 09-22-2005, 05:47 PM   #1
South Dixie Dragons
What the heck is this???

In all my years of reptiles, I have never seen anything like this come out of my feeders..(at least that is where I am assuming it came from)
I fed out mealworms to my geckos last night, open up one of the gecko tubs to see if they had eaten..this is what I found in their cage...and it moves
(pretty bad when my leos won't eat it...)
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Old 09-22-2005, 06:28 PM   #2
coyote
It's a mealworm pupa. It will become a mature mealworm beetle.
 
Old 09-22-2005, 06:30 PM   #3
Junkyard
I found a close match, but I think it does not have enough legs.

Predaceous diving beetle larvae

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/beetlar2.jpg

I really have no idea, I would like to find out what that bug is you have.
 
Old 09-22-2005, 07:12 PM   #4
Junkyard
Thats what I get for looking around and posting without using the refresh button.
 
Old 09-22-2005, 08:12 PM   #5
aimee_s
Yep, it's mealworm pupae.

My leos never ate them either... but they're good to save if you don't wanna keep buying mealworms. I just toss those onto a mealie gutload in their own bin and they turn into beetles in a few days (don't worry, they don't fly!). Keep the beetles together so they can mate & make more mealworms

I did that for a while before I left the reptile hobby. Now that I'm back, I'll probably start up on that again soon - ESPECIALLY since the pet store gave me those end of the bulk box, basically dead mealworms .
 
Old 09-22-2005, 08:20 PM   #6
South Dixie Dragons
now i have had the beetles running around before but never seen them in this stage...guess I should have dug deeper in my mealworm tub over the years!
 

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