Superworm ?'s

[NegativeCreep]

Ok, so I got my first order of superworms yesterday - 1000 of them. I went to the store and bought some wheat germ and some oats (I pulverized the oats and mixed them up). I threw it all into a shoebox-sized storage bin. Now all the worms are on top of the stuff! They were all digging around in the stuff, but now they are all up top. Climbing all over each other and stuff - it's kind of gross. Am I doing something wrong? I read around a lot before I ordered these creepy things in bulk and it seems that is how others do it. Should I put more stuff in the bottom? There is at least 2.5" of stuff - without worms. Should I get a bigger container?

 

[hartungs]

Hey there. If you think that they are too crowded, you can always put them in something larger, but I think that you will be just fine with the set up that you have. I would just put something in there so they can climb in/on and give them more surface space. Maybe some egg crates (laying flat) or paper towel/toilet paper rolls. They do like to go in and hide. Are you planning on starting a breeding colony?

 

[NegativeCreep]

Hey there. If you think that they are too crowded, you can always put them in something larger, but I think that you will be just fine with the set up that you have. I would just put something in there so they can climb in/on and give them more surface space. Maybe some egg crates (laying flat) or paper towel/toilet paper rolls. They do like to go in and hide. Are you planning on starting a breeding colony?

I was considering it, but Blaze is just now big enough to eat them, and I am hoping to reduce the amount of protein the big guys are eating soon (rescues, they rarely had live feeders before). So.. I'm not sure. I'd like to start a dubia colony, too.. if I can ever get the $.

 

[Elora]

put some sliced apples in there too. I just got 100 supers and have them in around 4 inches of oats in a container about the diameter of a dinner plate. I put some sliced apples in there and they ate all of it within a day so i know they where pretty dehydrated. it will make them live longer

 

[NegativeCreep]

put some sliced apples in there too. I just got 100 supers and have them in around 4 inches of oats in a container about the diameter of a dinner plate. I put some sliced apples in there and they ate all of it within a day so i know they where pretty dehydrated. it will make them live longer

I put in some greens and squash cuz that's what I had. I was pretty shocked by how fast it went, too... I should know better, since the crix can eat so much!