Breeding superworms??

[INCA]

can i get some good info on how to breed them, with substate used, temps, some pics if possible.... trying to make some variety food...

Thanks,
Dominic 8)

 

[nesta's mommy]

check clear's post: "superworm breeding kit, pic heavy"

 

[INCA]

Do you remove the beetles before you see the worms or do you do it when you start noticing them??

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

I had success with just 3 beetles. I put them in a wheat bran substrate at room temperature. I checked every once a while to replace the potato if moldy or gone and a few weeks ago i saw little worms. Now i got a few ones the size of small mealies. In total it took around 2-3 months to get them pretty visible sized. I have them in a small tray like for a classroom organizer.

 

[INCA]

But do you leave the beetles in there until you can see some baby worms?

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

By the time i saw worms the beetles were dead.And i didnt "see" the worms. I saw the substrate moving. But if you do see worms them probably replace the substrate with clean until more are seen or the beetles die.

 

[INCA]

ok. thanks.. another question.. i have 6 adult beardies.. i have a dubia colony starting to go...so i want to also have them on supers as well.. i ordered 1000 large.. i will probably use 400 for feeding.. is about 600 good to get a LARGE colony going??

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

Well if you get around 400 beetles which will lay about 100 per female then you should have atleast 20000. in the end you will probably get over 10000.

 

[INCA]

hopefully i do get alot of babies for alot of beardies!

 

[fresnowitte]

Like Nesta's Mommy suggested if you haven't check this thread out yet you really should.
There's lots of good information in it.
viewtopic.php?f=76&t=85334
If you morph 400 beetles you will have to start selling them as I only have 24 to 30 beetles sense the end of June an I have thousands and thousand of baby worms.

 

[INCA]

for me to have that many would be awsome!! lol