rainbowmealworms

[thetruechina]

Has anyone ever ordered from here? Seeing I have a leopard gecko as well gotta find something they both can eat without hurting my pocket.

 

[kyleena29]

I have ordered butterworms and hornworms. They seem fine to me.

 

[illuminis]

I've ordered from them before. usually their combo-packs and they all arrive alive and secure. Even get substitution right ( my family won't let me get the roaches in the combo's)

 

[thetruechina]

what is the add B#1 bran mean?

 

[illuminis]

they want to know if you want to add a 1lb package of bran with your order.

 

[Rankins]

Rainbow is a good company. I use to volunteer help at Sunshine mealworms. It was an offshoot company that was operated by the son in-law of the owners of Rainbow.

 

[thetruechina]

they want to know if you want to add a 1lb package of bran with your order.

this might be a stupid question but what is bran?

 

[Rankins]

Bran is wheat bran, you can buy a 50 lb bag of it at farm and feed stores for about $25.

 

[illuminis]

like Rankins said but more than that it's food for the super worms. Depending on how many I am getting I have about 2-3 inches in the bottom of the container I'm using and put about 1-2 inches of old fashioned oats on top. Putting wedges of potato, apples(without seeds) or carrots for hydration.

 

[thetruechina]

like Rankins said but more than that it's food for the super worms. Depending on how many I am getting I have about 2-3 inches in the bottom of the container I'm using and put about 1-2 inches of old fashioned oats on top. Putting wedges of potato, apples(without seeds) or carrots for hydration.

ok cool you answered my next question so it would be wise to add that to my order once i have placed it?

 

[illuminis]

Personally, if you don't have any at home I would. It will come in a sealed bag like this :

I used 1/2 of it for a small container

for 250 small supers I recieved.

 

[thetruechina]

illuminis ok cool thanks will have to look into getting a container do you have to punch holes in the top?

 

[illuminis]

The worms can't climb the walls. So on the one i showed you I don't have a lid on but my bigger one I just used a box cutter and cut a rectangle hole in the top.
The small one is 4 1/5 inches deep and I have about 2- 2 1/2 inches of bran and oats in it.
The bigger one is 6 deep and I have about 3-4 inches of bran and oats.
Supers usually will stay in the "bedding" though I do see them crawling around on the top at night or when I put fresh veggies in. They pull the veggies down into the bedding.

 

[thetruechina]

where do you store the container?

 

[illuminis]

I just have it sitting on my desk. so, room temp.