Container for Supers

[Claudiusx]

Was it a bag with newspaper? Oops lol just saw the earlier post.

I just dump it all into my bins and then slowly unfolded the newspaper to remove the supers clinging to it haha. You get a knack for it after a few times lol.

-Brandon

 

[DragonPete]

Was it a bag with newspaper? Oops lol just saw the earlier post.

I just dump it all into my bins and then slowly unfolded the newspaper to remove the supers clinging to it haha. You get a knack for it after a few times lol.

-Brandon

It actually was so much easier that I expected. For some reason, thought they would really hang on. ? Nope. Dumped it all in bucket. Took out each piece slowly, shook a little, checked to make sure none left on the paper, easy peasy! Even counted 100 to see how it looked beside the 400 left. I think I got good count and fat, active Supers. ?
Thanks hon!
-Dee

 

[Claudiusx]

Yup, I've always been happy with their supers. Glad it was easy, it really is

Petey should be enjoying some nice pump superes for months to come now.

-Brandon

 

[DragonPete]

Yup, I've always been happy with their supers. Glad it was easy, it really is

Petey should be enjoying some nice pump superes for months to come now.

-Brandon

Yeah for some reason I thought was gonna be a major hassle. It was nothing. ?
At about 60 a month with what he already had, he should be good for about 9 months+. ?
Works for me!
-Dee

 

[MrSpectrum]

Late to the party, but my method is similar--for both supers & dubias.
I have a large sterilite bin that I put the feeder pkg. into, open, then dump feeders into for sorting & re-homing.
500 supers is what I got; most are in a half-gallon sherbet tub, so 2 of those tubs should hold everybody.

The same (2 half-gallon sherbet tubs) works for 1000 dubias.

For the supers, I keep the oatmeal 2½" from the top of the tub so they won't eat/enlarge the air holes (no holes in sides of containers).

For dubias, egg crate doesn't fit well in the sherbet tubs, so I use TP & PT tubes cut to size & placed vertically in the tubs--as many as will comfortably fit. These can also work like cricket tubes. I pull one out, hold it vertically over Z's bowl, and sharply rap on the side until the right amount falls into the bowl.

 

[DragonPete]

Late to the party, but my method is similar--for both supers & dubias.
I have a large sterilite bin that I put the feeder pkg. into, open, then dump feeders into for sorting & re-homing.
500 supers is what I got; most are in a half-gallon sherbet tub, so 2 of those tubs should hold everybody.

The same (2 half-gallon sherbet tubs) works for 1000 dubias.

For the supers, I keep the oatmeal 2½" from the top of the tub so they won't eat/enlarge the air holes (no holes in sides of containers).

For dubias, egg crate doesn't fit well in the sherbet tubs, so I use TP & PT tubes cut to size & placed vertically in the tubs--as many as will comfortably fit. These can also work like cricket tubes. I pull one out, hold it vertically over Z's bowl, and sharply rap on the side until the right amount falls into the bowl.

I put a half of a large container of oats on top of the 500+ (about 4 inches deep) then added the worms and oats from the smaller container. Along with some shredded brown paper. Added 4 large chunks of carrot. Figured the new ones had been dry a couple days. Petey will get some today. ? The bucket with everything in it, is less than half full so I won't need a lid or risk them getting out. They're a good 8 inches from the top. ? And no worry about cats, worm bucket is in the guest bath. No cats allowed in guest bedroom and bath. ?
-Dee

 

[MrSpectrum]

The bucket with everything in it, is less than half full so I won't need a lid or risk them getting out. They're a good 8 inches from the top.

I... wouldn't make that assumption--yet. Somehow, mine are still getting out, and I'm finding them in odd places in the room. I mentioned I have found them under the rims of containers, so somehow they have the ability to climb the plastic (unlike dubias).

Might be best to cover them with something until you know for sure.

 

[DragonPete]

The bucket with everything in it, is less than half full so I won't need a lid or risk them getting out. They're a good 8 inches from the top.

I... wouldn't make that assumption--yet. Somehow, mine are still getting out, and I'm finding them in odd places in the room. I mentioned I have found them under the rims of containers, so somehow they have the ability to climb the plastic (unlike dubias).

Might be best to cover them with something until you know for sure.

I sure hope not! ? They have about 5 inches of oats and 3 inches of shredded paper, which I make sure is not sticking up and still have 8 inches to the top. That would be measuring from the uppermost piece of paper. If they get out of that then I have SUPER Supers! ?
-Dee