MEAL WORM QUESTION

[zookie]

hi,

i just wanted to know what do you think, is it a good idea to start a meal worm colinie for just 2 leos or is it just better to buy them at the store.and also do meal worms colinies smell bad? and are they hard to take care of.

:main_thumbsup: AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU INADVANCE FOR YOUR FEED-BACK:main_thumbsup:

 

[HepCatMoe]

well, i think its worth it.

its not hard, and i think its fun, and it does not smell bad at all. i keep mine on dry oatmeal, so they smell like... dry oatmeal.

 

[kmc5]

I have one gecko and a mealworm farm. I smell food when I smell mine, lol. My farm is new - about 6 beetles and 4 pupas so far. It is quite fun for the kids, they love looking for the changes in the boxes.

 

[zookie]

i have never delt with meal worms. as soon as i got my leos the shortage hit and my point is are they like super worms because i am a siccy when it comes to them. do you think that it would be easyer to own a wax worm colinie since they are pretty cool and not scary.

(and i know i sound like a siccy girl)

thanks for your comments

 

[Geckeleon]

Breeding your own in my opinion is always better. My colony is pretty big I breed in sweater boxes and always have at least 1000 in a Rubber Maid shoe box in the frig. for daily feeding. I feed them a mix of bran, oatmeal, cornmeal, pulverized chicken mash, and carrots, apple, or potato for moisture. As far as smell, crickets smell mealies really don't.

 

[Geckeleon]

Wax worm colony is cool but they are to fatty. They should be fed as a treat not really part of their regular diet. Meal worms are also not as creepy as super meal worms.