My superworm breeding kit Pic Heavy!

[Peter Griffin]

Ok, So next up on the shopping list is some oat meal. Do your superworms prefer cinnamon and sugar oat meal or apples and cinnamon?

 

[fresnowitte]

Ummmm.............apple and cinnamon might take away any unpleasant odors. :laughing6:

 

[PuffPuff11]

Why are my beetles missing half of their bodies? Yesterday I moved the beetles from one bin into another so the baby worms (if there are any) will be in a bin by themselves. I noticed one beetle yesterday missing its exoskeleton but none of the others were like that. But today there are like 2 to 3 others that half of their whole body is missing... im surprised they are still alive.
Should i throw those beetles away incase it is disease?

And I am afraid that some of the baby worms might have be transplanted into the new bind with the beetles....
What is the best way to transfer the beetles without taking babies with them?

 

[Camel413]

When i transfer my beetles i just pick them up one by one and transfer them. It does take a while but i have had good luck like that.

 

[fresnowitte]

Peter do you want a good laugh? Well I don't think it's funny but I'm sure you will. :lol:

First off let me tell you that you had better cover your worm bins. And this is why. Nix the last pic that I posted as those are not supers. :shock: :lol: The first pic was.

You know the little moths that like to attack dry goods well...........I must have had some lay eggs in my worm bins and I have cazillions of moth larva they look like magots. But I put them into a container to see if they were moths or flies. Well they were moths. I now have started a new worm bin with a lid. I was thinking that I didn't need a lid as the supers are not suppose to be able to climb. I didn't think about anything getting into my worms and laying eggs. :roll:

But I have baby supers again now. :lol:


Puffpuff11 are you putting a piece of carrot, potatoe, or apple in with your beetles?

 

[Peter Griffin]

Yeah, I had bought one of those drawer things and put the worms in Dixie cups, to keep them separated, maybe about 2 in 10 climb out, into another cup, then promptly eat or get eaten by another worm. What a process.

 

[PuffPuff11]

yeah... the beeltes and worms have potatos and carrots....
I havent checked on the beeltes pretty much since i posted that because i have been so busy...
im not sure how they are doing now....
I think i may have injured them when tranplanting... becuase i scraped them off the egg carton with a spoon.... i didnt want to touch them...

Now that i have a separate bin for the babies (i cant seem them yet if there are any).... do i need to put potato in there?

 

[fresnowitte]

yeah... the beeltes and worms have potatos and carrots....
I havent checked on the beeltes pretty much since i posted that because i have been so busy...
im not sure how they are doing now....
I think i may have injured them when tranplanting... becuase i scraped them off the egg carton with a spoon.... i didnt want to touch them...

Now that i have a separate bin for the babies (i cant seem them yet if there are any).... do i need to put potato in there?

I usually use a paper towel roll or TP roll instead of egg crate an I just transfer the entire roll. The beetles seem to not be laying eggs in the roll but in the substrate.

Yes you must make sure that the baby supers have a moisture supply to or they will eat each other to obtain the moisture that they need to stay alive.

 

[PuffPuff11]

I scraped them off the egg crate because i was afraid there would be some babies on there...
but i guess next time i will transfer the whole thing.

When i get home i will put some potato in there.... i hope they already havent eaten each other.... i think its been about a week since i transfered the beeltes out.

 

[fresnowitte]

It takes a few weeks before you can see them even with a magnifying glass.
An yeah just transfer the whole egg crate.

 

[Peter Griffin]

I finally got some Aliens... YAY.. On my way... to Superworm Smorgasbord.

 

[fresnowitte]

Congratulations Peter! Yay for aliens!

 

[fresnowitte]

YES!!!!
I have supers 2 centimeters long! Finally they are growing!
Peter how are you doing with yours?

 

[Camel413]

Mine are growing, its just slow, i have added 2 different batches to the orignal so i have several sizes growing. My largest ones are now probably about 3/16" long now.

 

[PuffPuff11]

I have Babies!!!!
They are still microscopic... and I ran out of worms so I had to order more but thats okay because now I have babies!!