Mealworm care

[JayLeo57]

Do you have to refrigerate them:main_huh: and what bedding can you use

 

[fallen_angel]

Yes, refridgerating them helps them last longer because the cold temps make them go into hibernation. I've heard of people using anything from oatmeal to the bedding that you can buy specifically for them.

 

[JayLeo57]

so the stuff when you buy it at pet stores(i think its woodchips) thats bad

 

[bitterbeauty]

I dont refrigerate mine anymore. They dont really eat when they are hibernating so they arent eating all of the nutritional stuff that is mixed in with them. The stuff the petstore puts them in is not very nutritious I recommend using dry oatmeal (ground up in a food proccesor) mixed with fish food flakes for protein, calcium powder and gutload sold at the pet store. I also mix fresh veggies in for them to get moisture. (Grapes and carrots work well).

 

[JayLeo57]

what about waxworms

 

[david13]

if you buy them from like nyworms, they come in woodchip things, and if your not gunna be breeding them, just put them in the fridge

 

[bitterbeauty]

waxworms are fattening. Use them to fatten up a sick or gravid female. If you want to use them as a treat do it very sparingly NOT as a staple diet.

 

[JayLeo57]

Supers are they good and how big/old should the gecko and and what sizes are there

 

[Nigel4less]

Its called Wheat Bran Thats what a few breeders keep their worms on.