6 qt for mealworms

[Russellm0704]

Will a 6 qt shoe box tun be enough room for 1000 mealworms?

 

[Zeetrain]

Yea thats what I use for breeding but you may wanna get a couple of them depending on how many you plan to breed. What I do is throw a few hundred into a 6qt tub and let them grow and when they turn into pupae I put them into a small container (usually the origianl container I bought the mealworms in) and when they turn into beetles I put them into a new 6qt tub to let them start breeding. I try to have not too many beetles in each breeding tub so its easier to clean out dead beetles. After all the beetles die in a tub I then let those mealworms grow until feeding size and depending on how low my supply is I will let a handful turn into pupae and then beetles. I find the 6qt tubs easier to pick through also when looking for mealworms to use as feeders.

Long post lol sorry

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I use a 6-qt. for about 500 mealworms... but I don't breed them, just feed them off.

 

[BrightReptiles]

I've kept as many as 3000 large mealworms in a 6qt. I currently have about 500 beetles in a 6qt as well.

 

[Russellm0704]

I am not breeding my feeders, I'm using worm chow, from premiumcrickts, as a bedding I'm just never sure how much bedding to put In