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Looking for info on Raising Meal Worm's

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I was wondering if anyone can help me out with info. on raising meal worms. what kind of substraight / temp's / moisture/ feeding sorce, any info will help have not done this and would like to raise meal worms for my own use.

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Randy
 
Hi Randy-

I raise my own mealies here. It is not hard to do. I use rubbermaid type blanket boxes with no lids, and use layena (chick mash) as a base food for the mealies/beetles. Just order you a some large mealworms online (how many depends on how many you are wanting to produce), put em in your layena filled box (i fill the box about 1/4 up with layena). Add slices of potato, carrot, apples for moisture and extra nutrition and you're set. The large mealies will soon pupate into "aliens" and then beetles. Keep adding fruits/veggies as nneded, and occasionally add more layena. I rarely clean out old food items unless they become moldy looking or when I just can't stand it anymore and have to clean out the whole tub. I have found that the beetles lay their eggs in the old potato skins, so it's best to leave them in. Hmm can't really think of anything else. Get ready for a ton of baby mealworms!
 
Hi! Kelli

Thank's for the info. i will try my hand at raising them it will help with having more of a variety food source for our lizards
we have a good cricket supply going and we now have a good start of high end geckos, with many many thank's to you. we look forward to possibly meeting you and Stephen and doing some collecting with you and Stephen when you get out here to west Texas, it is so green here now it looks very different than most years lots of rain Yip-e! so you should have good luck collecting,

Thanks again for the help on the meal worms.
 
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