Mealworm Beetles

Discussion in 'Feeder Forum' started by lbstender49, Jul 9, 2006.

  1. Cerus

    Cerus Well-Known Member

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    Well yes, the hormone/chemical they use for Giants. I assumed you meant that they came in contact with a chemical in our care rather than the breeders. Misunderstanding.
     
  2. JEFFREH

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  3. lbstender49

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    So I looked in my mealworm container today and notice a few are getting to 1" and longer, how long are regular mealworms supposed to get?
     
  4. JEFFREH

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  5. Cerus

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    Normal mealworms get about 1-1.25" in length, giants get a lot bigger and fatter, around 1.5" and longer. Generally, normal mealworms stay fairly skinny but the giants get super fat like superworms.
     
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  7. JesusDavid

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    It took me literally about three months (if not more) to see baby mealies. Keep them at about 85 degrees and they'll hatch quickly; I kept mine at about 65 (thus the delay).
     
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  9. Krepoort

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    Yeah, I have a separate small container where I leave the pupae until they turn to beetles. My beetles and worms are together right now. I am planning on seperating the beetles and worms to make a feeder bin and a breeder bin when I have some time on my hand. I've just recently seen some movement in the pile of "poop pellets" :D where I usually place the carrots, so it looks like I've finally started getting some babies.

    An update on the beetles themselves. I've had a bunch more born with deformities. Several with half their shell/wing bent off to the side, a few more stuck between the pupa/beetle stage, and one that became a "beetle" but had no shell and kept its pupa tail. It had legs but its tail still wiggled when I picked it up. I even have one pupa that got its head eaten off by a beetle, but still wiggles its tail. :shock: Man, I've got a batch of screwed up mealies. I only hope the worms and future worms dont have an adverse effect on my pets.
     

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