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How long will they live in there?
By the time I get them they don’t make it to the fridge
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By the time I get them they don’t make it to the fridge
.Mealworms in the fridge?
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As long as you take them out once a week to feed them and give them drink for 1 days. They will last for all eternity. No that would be cool but they last abour 4 months - 6months depends wether or not they go to alien mode lol
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I put them in the fridge about 2-3 times a week, I keep between 2,000 & 3,000 at all times and never had a problem with any dying.
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So 4mo or so?
I don’t get it.
So u leave them out for 4 days then put in fridge?
GeckoMandi said:
I don’t get it.
So u leave them out for 4 days then put in fridge?
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Leopardbreeder-i hate you u had me going there for a sec...
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Well I’m going to get some today and going to try and breed them.
Iv got the food in a 12Qt. container (bd bites, crick chow, corn flakes and old fashion oatmeal ill put a carrot in for water) with holes in lid and side of it.
If I’m right it takes 4 weeks in pupa state...
8 weeks as a beetle (will lay 500 to 1000 eggs in that time)...
1 week for eggs to hatch...
12 weeks a mealworm...
then 4 weeks as a pupa and so on correct?
They lay eggs on the food right?
The liz room is 80-85 in the room (hits 90 every so often)...
70-75 at night.
Good temp right?
And any worms I want to save I can put in fridge.:main_rolleyes:
Any thing you know ill take.
Thanks,
Herp Encounter!
Iv got the food in a 12Qt. container (bd bites, crick chow, corn flakes and old fashion oatmeal ill put a carrot in for water) with holes in lid and side of it.
If I’m right it takes 4 weeks in pupa state...
8 weeks as a beetle (will lay 500 to 1000 eggs in that time)...
1 week for eggs to hatch...
12 weeks a mealworm...
then 4 weeks as a pupa and so on correct?
They lay eggs on the food right?
The liz room is 80-85 in the room (hits 90 every so often)...
70-75 at night.
Good temp right?
And any worms I want to save I can put in fridge.:main_rolleyes:
Any thing you know ill take.
Thanks,
Herp Encounter!
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monkeygirl
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mine got condensation on them in the fridge...
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Not be rude but whats that have to do with this?
Just asking?
Just asking?
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Oh and they had no big guys (not suppers) but they will have some tom. .
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Never had that problem with mine.monkeygirl said:
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GeckoMandi said:
Me either. They do great in the fridge - I just bring them out every third day or so, so they warm up and eat the gut load and then pop them back in the fridge.
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hmmm, wierd....wonder why mine did, maybe i need to put more air holes in the box
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If you get condensation, your ventilation holes are too sparse of too small. As far as breeding, they lay the eggs on the bottom of the box, so be sure not to wipe out the case they are in. Once you get going you are going to need 4+ bins to have them cycle through. I have had bad results with keeping the pupae (aliens) in any warmer than 83*f. Any higher and you will get deformities and they will die from not being able to move or from the healthy beetles eating their soft insides. I have found that keep the newly shed beetles in a separate container for a few days till their shell hardens a good practice, it can save a lot of beetles. So enjoy!
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Hmm ty for telling me that i can set the pupa in another box (was going to do any ways) and put them in a cooler part of the house.
Idk ill fig it all out.
Idk ill fig it all out.
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Well I went to go get the big melies and the guy forgot to give melies to them... so he gave me 100 small ones, tom. ill go get some the big guys (he says he will have them lets see lol).
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Make sure to give your mealies something wet (like a potato) in addition to whatever grain you're putting them in. They can survive like that, but not as well. Also they need to be warmish to thrive. Not hot, not cold... (exactly what temp I have no idea...)
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herpencounter said:Well I’m going to get some today and going to try and breed them.
Iv got the food in a 12Qt. container (bd bites, crick chow, corn flakes and old fashion oatmeal ill put a carrot in for water) with holes in lid and side of it.
If I’m right it takes 4 weeks in pupa state...
8 weeks as a beetle (will lay 500 to 1000 eggs in that time)...
1 week for eggs to hatch...
12 weeks a mealworm...
then 4 weeks as a pupa and so on correct?
They lay eggs on the food right?
The liz room is 80-85 in the room (hits 90 every so often)...
70-75 at night.
Good temp right?
And any worms I want to save I can put in fridge.:main_rolleyes:
Any thing you know ill take.
Thanks,
Herp Encounter!
There you go Alusdra ^^^^^.
Thanks any ways!
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Well I got aprox. 250-300 (should be around 262) melies and now only time will tell if this works.
Wish me luck lol.
Thanks,
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Wish me luck lol.
Thanks,
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