Informal Reptiworm poll. If you use them or have.

[lauraj1055]

I just recieved the high calcium snack pack from Mulberry Farm's, and they were all in good condition, despite the temperatures. I picked it up at my local post office which was air conditioned. When I fed the reptiworms to my lizard, he loved them! I had to mix them with larger worms though so he'd notice them before they went bad. Good worms if anyone is looking for a quality feeder.

I think Mulberry Farms is way overpriced for the reptiworms.. I just bought 500 from reptiworms.com and paid $23.38 (includes shipping).. Also, You can get 100 butterworms from www.elliotsbutterworms.com for $17 (includes shipping also) The snack pack from Mulberry isn't bad, but I don't think it would last very long... Just my opinion

 

[Prouddragonmama]

I like them! Easy to maintain!! However my dragon who swallows everything whole, can seem to digest them :silent: he had pooped out live ones a few times or they are completely whole!! He has no trouble with any other feeder!

 

[scubasteve25]

for you guys that use bulk repti worms. what cooler are you using for them? im trying to find one that wont cost me a fortune.

 

[Jamiedog]

I got a mini fridge on sale at Target. More expensive than a cooler, but I figured we could use it for more than a cooler if at some point I no longer need it for the worms.

 

[danab]

for you guys that use bulk repti worms. what cooler are you using for them? im trying to find one that wont cost me a fortune.

I bought my wine fridge from Best Buy for $99. Its digital and kept my worms alive quite nicely. I put both my mealworms and my reptiworms in it. It is a Frigidaire 8 bottle horizontal model and is about the size of a small microwave. Has a light and its very quiet. It is this model.

http://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-Bottle-Wine-Cooler-FWC084HM/dp/B003H79QE4

 

[jeffryjb]

I buy 5000 mediums at a time and it lasts about 8 weeks. I keep them in a wine cooler set at 55 degrees and at the end of week 8 they are all still alive. It's a crappy little $80 wine cooler from Walmart, nothing fancy at all.

Also I always get them from reptiworms.com and have never had any issues with the worms at all, if only their website was working today....

 

[Cath1068]

I feed my baby reptiworms only and he is growing soooooooooooo fast ! I just ordered a cup of 700 for $20 from lindasgone buggy and so far I am very happy with them. I also give my adults about 10 or so a day so they can benefit from all the calcium as well. I currently keep mine in the basement as its cool down there. This is my 8 inch baby after he ate about 20 of them.......

 

[Kalyn876]

I tried to feed my little one pheonix worms again just a few minutes ago, He got excited grabbed one; bit it then spat it back out into the dish...soo picky!!

 

[scubasteve25]

we have them, but i think we are the minority here as my beardie seems to hate them

 

[cdlnn]

Well I ordered 5000 back on about June 26th and they are almost gone. They have lasted about a month and a half. I was hoping they would last longer, but there has been some die-off. Although on the whole they have lasted quite well. I think he just eats a lot. I have a mini fridge and after some experimenting, have the temp as high as it will go, while still turned on, and it maintains about exactly 50 degrees. I bought a frige thermometer for it. And I tape the temperature dial in place so no one accidently changes it and kills them all. Since I was able to keep these alive for a month and a half so far, this time I am trying 10,000, since it is much lower cost per unit and will make my costs even lower, as long as I can keep them alive even longer. I will let you know if I can.

 

[applesaging]

i bought retptiworms 3 days ago, my 2 month old beardie ate about 2 in the morning and ignored them, i thought he hated them so i tried leaving about 15 worms then when i came back from school they were all gone he's getting use to eating them now they'll eat it eventually when they get hungry

 

[valcash]

2 weeks is the longest the keep for me. I will not be ordering any more unless I have a wine cooler. And I don't drink wine so it would be for bugs only.