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
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!
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
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.
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.