Just a quick yes or no question...

[Jordan]

can Superworms(morios) be kept in the fridge just like mealworms can to slow down their process? thank you

 

[tlbowling]

NO! They are not to be refrigerated, they will die! :dead: :skull:

 

[Jordan]

really? ... how come? thought they would be the same as mealies...
damn. how long do they live then? like i mean just in normal room temp.

 

[RAlbrecht]

+1 for Tara ... They will die for sure. Super's won't pupate unless split up 1 worm per container... I use bead boxes to make mine pupate to have a small colony, works pretty well. But as long as you have them together they will just eat and eat, really don't have to worry about pupating

 

[Jordan]

ah right okay, so as long as i keep providing the carrots and what not, then theyll live quite a while?
Ive not used supers much. Well, not in the bulk amount ive just bought. only ever ordered like one box at a time or something. So just wondered how to store them and keep them living.

 

[RAlbrecht]

They stay fairly long, just make sure to always have food for them or they will eat each other.

 

[geckogirlxo]

imagine if humans were like that...

 

[fl_orchidslave]

NO! Mealies yes, supers NO!

 

[Tony C]

really? ... how come? thought they would be the same as mealies...

Mealworms are a temperate species originally from Europe, superworms are a tropical species from Central America.

 

[Jordan]

cheers guys... kinda starting to like supers now.
Thanks Tony, thought they were roughly the same... lol

 

[tastyworms]

The superworms can last for up to a year at room temp. Make sure you keep them hydrated and fed or they'll cannibalize one another. The secret to keeping superworms for a long time is a plastic box full of paper eggcrates stacked horizontally. I don't recommend storing them in bran. The crates just give them more surface area to avoid one another. In bran they just all end up digging to the bottom and killing on another. Then it starts to smell bad, pretty fast .