My superworm breeding kit Pic Heavy!

[clear]

pupae

pupae on the bottom, beetles on the top

I would try and count all the beetles but i will lose count.

 

[agro]

cool setup clear.

 

[clear]

thanks i just moved the beetles into a fresh setup

 

[Theroachguy]

sweet lik it man i thought i had my setup going but this is nice

 

[Catalyst]

Nice, that's pretty similar to the set up I have going on, although I use tubs instead of a set of drawers. Why do you put the pupae into their own drawer instead of just leaving them in the divided container until they turn into beetles? Just curious

 

[clear]

i found one beetle munching on one and i have read that the superworms will also chew on the pupae so i have everything separated. If i am successful with these and have a high turn out my next goal will be 1000 beetle's!

 

[covedweller]

so, do u just put one worm in each little compartment with no food or water source? i tried to get beetles once but the supers just died. was that because i had each one in with some oatmeal and a potato slice? thanks, diane

 

[clear]

no food, no nothing, they need to be stressed. Also they need to be adults, about 2" long atleast.

 

[covedweller]

great, thanks. i'll try again. does it usually take about 2 weeks for them to change to beetles?

 

[flinters]

This may sound stupid, but do you feed the dragon the pupae or the beetles?

 

[clear]

14 days for pupae and 10 for beetles (varies some)

You can feed the pupae which my dragon loves, but i wouldnt feed the beetles

 

[Catalyst]

i found one beetle munching on one and i have read that the superworms will also chew on the pupae so i have everything separated. If i am successful with these and have a high turn out my next goal will be 1000 beetle's!

I understood that part, you should never put the aliens in with the worms or the beetles, but why not just leave them in the plastic container you used to separate the worms until they're beetles and then put them into a drawer? That's what I do and I was wondering if there was any particular advantage to putting the pupae in a drawer instead of leaving them in the compartmented container. Always interesting to see how others do things.

 

[darla200010]

but why not just leave them in the plastic container you used to separate the worms until they're beetles and then put them into a drawer?

I don't know why he does this, but my take on it is being able to get another beetle going quicker than you could if you waited for the first pupae to go beetle. I save all my pupa's together so I can get more pupa's quicker. I don't save them in a drawer since I'm full up with worms. But everyone has their own way of doing things. It is good to check with each other to see if someone has a better idea.

 

[clear]

Ohh you mean from the divider, i remove one to put another worm in

 

[Catalyst]

Oooooh, that makes sense. I don't know why I didn't think of that :lol: Thanks guys!