Twobeardieguy":c842c said:Are you housing both worms together? If so they wont do good at all because they are 2 different worms. Good luck.
OgleRpets":95e63 said:Did you get your starters from a pet store by any chance?
Triage":04d4f said:I'm going to only address the mealworms, as that is what I have successfully grown. (I wish I had kept a better record of times and dates) Your setup is just like mine, except I decided to stop pulling the beetles when I found out I wasn't supposed to feed these to a BD. I would take the pupae out of the bin and place them in a small container, once they became beetles, they were placed in ground oatmeal. (I use a magic bullet). This process went on for a month as new pupae would turn and I would put them in the bin. Finally, I decided I had enough beetles (probably around 80 or so) and culled the rest of the pupae in the freezer. It then took another month for me to start seeing TINY little worms crawling on the cardboard I had in there for them to hide. These tiny little worms have been in there for about 3 weeks now. On occasion, I can see them...but they mostly stay under the oatmeal. I know they are growing, because I can see tiny sheds. The only difference I can see is the heat. I have mine on a shelf. Directly under this shelf is my dubia colony with my CHE. Any residual heat that rises up from the CHE, warms the wood and in turn the plastic bin with mealworms. It seems to take a while to get these going. When I get home, I will get a thermal reading and repost. That's the only thing I can think of..maybe just a little to cool. I am basically done with raising them.....but I figured I would at least raise them to full grown before I feed them to the birds. ;-)
Let me just add that I think the heat is really to get them to mate. I think they will pupate in cold temps. (mealworms). I believe this because I threw a couple of my starter mealworms my in turtle viv (a 4'x4' box), the turtle never ate them and I just let them go hide in the husks I keep the turtle in. Yesterday, I was checking on my turtle, trying to keep her awake for the winter and found two huge Darkling beetles in with her. Now, I can only assume that these were some leftover mealworms that the turtle didn't eat. In fact, I never could get her to eat them. She only wants strawberries and nightcrawlers. :/
turbosteve":6a008 said:Twobeardieguy":6a008 said:Are you housing both worms together? If so they wont do good at all because they are 2 different worms. Good luck.
hahahhaha lmao no I'm not that newb, thanks though!!
cjzshartzer":01376 said:Breeding supers is really simple but can cause a lot of impatience. Most insects take forever to morph, grow, breed, ect....except the hornworm. I followed a guide from hancocksbeardeddragons.com They cover a step by step guide to breeding supers. Morphing took my supers around 2.5-3 weeks. Breeding seemed unsucessful and i tried many variations of subtrate. Little did I know the eggs are microscoping practically, as well as the newly emerged worms. I try not to trash any old subrate too soon, because to my surprise every time there will be several hundred newly emerged super. To prevent mold, I ball up several pieces of newspaper or white paper and place the fresh fruits and veggies and water crystals on. Potatoes do mold quick. I change my fruits and veggies 2 X's a day for my feeders and my dragons. Check out the hancocksbeardeddragon.com for the guide! Also, breeding waxworms is a breeze with little effort but they take forever. They require minimal time and food. Adult waxworm moths only breed. They dont eat or drink. I will look up the breeding website for those as well. Home bred waxies are huge and fast. I was shocked and scared when I went looking in the subrate/food. Scared me to death. I have never seen such huge waxies that crawled as fast as a roach! Much Luck and Much Patience! Waiting seems like an eternity!
I also plan to start silks and horns in the next month once I have more room
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