Dhsquire
Member
Hey guys,
My fiance and I recently ordered 10k mealworms and thought we'd try our hand in breeding them. I think I basically have the idea down, but I had a few questions..
I have them in a three drawer stackable storage type thing from wal mart, they're on wheat bran.. we keep slices of potato, butternut squash, carrots, etc. in there for moisture and added nutrition, and they're in our reptile room so it's at a constant 80-85 degrees at all times.
we have a drawer for the meal worms, one for the pupae, and one for the beetles...
my question is, once the pupae turn into beetles, how long before they lay eggs? and how will I know?? I read that the eggs are only a milimeter in length and are very hard to see.. but I also read that you're supposed to remove the beetles once they've laid to prevent them from eating their eggs.. so any help at all on this subject would be awesome!
and please let me know if I'm doing something wrong so far.. I would LOVE to not have to buy feeders or deal with crickets anymore...
my dubias are finally taking off.. so I'm hoping the mealies will do the same
Thanks a bunch!
Lauren
My fiance and I recently ordered 10k mealworms and thought we'd try our hand in breeding them. I think I basically have the idea down, but I had a few questions..
I have them in a three drawer stackable storage type thing from wal mart, they're on wheat bran.. we keep slices of potato, butternut squash, carrots, etc. in there for moisture and added nutrition, and they're in our reptile room so it's at a constant 80-85 degrees at all times.
we have a drawer for the meal worms, one for the pupae, and one for the beetles...
my question is, once the pupae turn into beetles, how long before they lay eggs? and how will I know?? I read that the eggs are only a milimeter in length and are very hard to see.. but I also read that you're supposed to remove the beetles once they've laid to prevent them from eating their eggs.. so any help at all on this subject would be awesome!
and please let me know if I'm doing something wrong so far.. I would LOVE to not have to buy feeders or deal with crickets anymore...
my dubias are finally taking off.. so I'm hoping the mealies will do the same
Thanks a bunch!
Lauren