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#1660202
Cajunkydd
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Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!! 
i need to know how to breed the mealworm beetles. do they lay eggs in soil? how long till i see mealworms? at what temp should i keep them in(for them to reproduce and for the eggs)?do they neeed alot of space, i keep about 7 of them in a cup, is that okay?
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03/13/08 10:46pm
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#1661217
Albinoboy29
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Message To: Cajunkydd In reference to Message Id: 1660202
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
I get a cricket keeper with a food dish..(oats)...a water dish(cricket water) and I have a laying box which is a tupperware with wet cocconut fiber in it and I have a piece of bark laying on the side for the beetles to get up.. I use paper towel as my beeding and have a few bark hides. I have a UTH(under tank heater and I keep the temps at 80 degrees farenheight. i replace the soil every 2 weeks and put the soil in a rearing container,,,then in about 2 weeks I see mini mealworms
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03/14/08 11:33pm
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#1661378
Brian94
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Message To: Albinoboy29 In reference to Message Id: 1661217
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
I kind of just used this guide even tho its for superworms.
http://www.iaherpDOTorg/superworms/index.html
dont forgot to remove the dot
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03/15/08 04:37am
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#1662625
Cajunkydd
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Message To: Brian94 In reference to Message Id: 1661378
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
wow, that really helped, but i still have one question. how long do u keep the beetles together for them to lay the eggs so i can move them after that?
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03/16/08 06:44am
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#1691066
Gottee guy
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Message To: Cajunkydd In reference to Message Id: 1662625
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
the best thing i have done is put mealworms in a plastic cast-net box with a mixture of sand and the substrate the worms come in from the box, add a dish of oats, cricket water, and wait for a few weeks. add food and water when eaten. you just keep all of the beetles together in the box until you see more mealworms appear. i found out that the smaller the enclosure, the more success.
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04/05/08 11:28pm
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#1691234
Cajunkydd
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Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1691066
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
thanks, i also have a small casting net box(about 6l x 4w x 4h)
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04/06/08 01:33am
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#1691533
Gottee guy
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Message To: Cajunkydd In reference to Message Id: 1691234
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
they work alot better than critter keepers and 10 gallons.
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04/06/08 11:25am
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#1809170
Fillerbunny
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Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1691533
Okay, got beetles, NOW WHAT!!!!
im not sayin its wrong but i dont understand why ppl say to use soil, I do know that beetles lay more with higher humidity but i always used a water bowl with sides that the beetles cant climb up and i use crushed oats as their bedding so the mealies are born in food so they can eat right away doesnt using soil give the oats a higher chance to mold since it is moist and i dont see how you would remove the soil without losing alot of baby mealies
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07/26/08 04:32am
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