raising mealworms

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poopshake

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Nov 28, 2002
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Hello there
Does anyone here raise their own mealworms?
I have started by buying a 50 count small container. I put a slice potatoe on top.
Anyone have any tips on what to do. i keep it in a dark closet around a bit below room temp
thank u
 

oscar andy

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I do
All I do is take a shoe box sized tuperwear container, fill in with oat meal, then put a bunch of mealworms in there. every once in a while add some sliced potato, and other fruits and veggies. After a while they will turn to beetles and mate, then they will die. After a few weeks you will see tons of tiny worms in the oat meal, its realy easy, the only problem is that they grow so slow.
 

poopshake

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cool
Thanx peeps
OscarAndy: what size do let them grow till until they go to the tank to be eaten
 

oscar andy

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it depends on what your feeding. This is actualy the first time doing it and mne just hatched about a 2 weeks ago. I think they are still too small for my fish though. If anyone has any tips on how to get them to grow faster let me know, because I had these for 2 weeks and there about 1/10" long.
 
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