After They "Evolve" O.O

[Rell18]

So when I get my leo, I was going to keep it on a staple diet of mealworms and the occasional crickets. Well, I've ran into more questions lol.

Are mealworms hard to keep? I could really use some good caresheets on mealies. And what should I do with them after they turn into beetles? I'm not going to start a breeding colony or anything and I know you shouldn't feed them to a leo because they are said to smell and taste bad.

I don't want 100+ beetles in our house but I have no idea what to do with them after they transform into beetles.

 

[ZooKeeperKarin]

If you'll only have one leo, you can easily store the mealworms in the fridge. Take them out on a weekly basis to feed for 24 hours, then use the ones you want, and put back in the fridge. Any mealworms used for feeding need to be brought back to room temperature and gutloaded for 24 hours. They shouldn't pupate at all storing them like this.
You can also store them at room temperature in a plastic box using cornmeal, wheat bran, wheat flour, etc as a substrate. Make sure they have a constant moisture supply. I've found carrots easiest. You'll get some pupates but you can freeze them and toss them in the garbage.
HTH!

 

[Fencer04]

The above is totally correct. Just make sure that the fridge you keep them in isn't' closer to an ice box. My wife likes to keep our fridge at like 11 out of 10 on the dial and it killed my mealworms in short order. When in doubt keep them on a middle shelf.

 

[Dougefresh]

Here you go Rell if you dont want to read you can watch! Its pretty simple!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c82fInUdLJ8

 

[musick]

...I could really use some good caresheets on mealies...

If you are not going to breed, a lot of the info here is not important. But basic care is included as well as all the info you need on the critters:

http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm