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 #1694769


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 How do I breed mealies

How do i breed mealies, and how much does it usually cost to get started? Plus show set-ups for them too please



04/08/08  04:03pm

 #1695461


Cajunkydd
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   Message To: GlooStik   In reference to Message Id: 1694769


 How do I breed mealies

i recommend to start out with 100 adult mealworms or superworms. give them apples, potatoes, or carrots for moisture (oats for bedding). Basically you wait till they turn into a pupa.After they turn into a pupa you separate them because they are cannibalistic. After they hatch separate them immediately because the beetles will eat the pupa. Place moist soil(keep it moist) for them to lay their eggs on. when you start seeing baby worms separate the beetles from them and start the cycle all over again.

-(this seems to be more effective but i heard that the smaller the container the beetles are in, the more success you’ll have)
04/08/08  10:49pm

 #1695478


Cajunkydd
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1695461


 How do I breed mealies

TIPS

-beetles fly!!!!(when scared)
-keep them at room temp
-when the mealworms or pupas are or dark black, squeeze them a little to see if they react, if not, there dead.
-mealworms and pupas do not bite, but i dont know about beetles.
-superworms are bigger and more active than mealworms plus, they bite.
-to not risk impaction, dont feed your pets the beetles.
-if you gonna feed them mealworms, make sure they have molted
-mealies, pupas, and beetles have a tough exoskeleton that can be difficult to digest for the lizards(green anole, brown anole,etc.)


this is all i can remember right now
04/08/08  10:59pm

 #1696232


GlooStik
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1695478


 How do I breed mealies

So would a tub o ware container be good for the mealies and pupas? Separated of coarse. And a 5 gallon tank separated into smaller sections for the beetles? And Oatmeal good for substrate? Thanks!
04/09/08  03:50pm

 #1696441


Cajunkydd
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   Message To: GlooStik   In reference to Message Id: 1696232


 How do I breed mealies

this is what i use.

-a normal drinking cup for the pupas(pupas dont need subtrate)
-a small critter tank for mealies
-a small casting net box for the beetles (6inches by 4inches base while the height is 3 inches)

-one more tip
if a pupa hatch but its half pupa and half beetle, it wont last long.
04/09/08  06:18pm

 #1696620


GlooStik
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1696441


 How do I breed mealies

Thanks.



04/09/08  07:45pm

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Lizard Mania
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   Message To: GlooStik   In reference to Message Id: 1696620


 How do I breed mealies

When you want to make your mealies pupa or turn into beetles after pupaing, keep the temps up to about 80. Also, seperate them into tackle box seperaters... There those things that hold different varieties of lures and baits. You can find them in the sports section in Walmart.
04/10/08  04:34am

 #1699331


GlooStik
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   Message To: Lizard Mania   In reference to Message Id: 1697242


 How do I breed mealies

Thanks, I will try this once I get my leopard gecko and some mealies =]
04/11/08  06:16pm

 #1776882


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   Message To: GlooStik   In reference to Message Id: 1699331


 How do I breed mealies

how big should a keeper be if youre using 1000 mealies?



06/28/08  07:31pm

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   Message To: Potatoman   In reference to Message Id: 1776882


 How do I breed mealies

i use 2 plastic containers with 3 drawers each they sell them at walmart for like 3 dollars by the tubberware containers, they look like mini plastic chester drawers, that way i can have a drawer for mealies a drawer for aliens and a drawer for beetles and let the beetles stay in a drawer for 2 weeks to a month and then put them in a drawer in the other container with new bedding and leave the bedding they layed in alone some ppl just put the new mealies with the origianls if there still are some that is but i dont because unless they have all turned and you were able to dump the old bedding it will have alot of frass (mealworm poop) this has worked great i currently have 3 drawers of different sized meal worms (the oldest one having about 1000 or more) and 1 drawer of beetles
07/26/08  04:12am


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