Care Sheet for Mealworms,Wax Worms,SuperWormsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.33 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 04/04/2005 |
Main Category: | Misc |
Sub Category: | Mealworms,Wax Worms,SuperWorms |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Reptiman |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Mealworm |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Care Sheet Information: | Housing: Rubbermaids, rubbermaid drawer systems all the way up to large tanks will work fine. I use steralite 6 quart containers with a rectangle cut out of the top covered with mesh for my colonies.
Substrate: Wheat chex,oat bran, oatmeal, wheat bran all work fine.I use 2 inches of a combination of oat bran and oatmeal. They will eat there substrate.
Lighting: no lighting is necessary
Heat: Heat is necessary, anywhere from 55 degrees to 85 will work. 70 to 80 degrees has worked best for my colonies.
Moisture: Vegetables and fruits work well for moisture. Apples, bananas, carrots and more work well. I chop up a carrot into one inch sections and drop them in the steralite containers. Add moisture for 2 days of the week.
Maintenance: Add alittle bit of new substrate every once in a while because they will eat the substrate. Every 1 - 2 months take your mealworms out, throw the old substrate away, clean and rinse your container, dry and add new substrate, then put your mealworms back in.
change the moisture product every day or until it drys out or disappears, you do not want your moisture to mold and kill your whole colony.
Start out with at least 100 mealworms to get a good start.
the stages of the mealworm is egg, mealworm, pupa then beetle.
Mealworms are very easy to breed and need little help on your part. |
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