Mealworm Colony

[LCReptiles]

How do you guys "water" your adult beetles?

 

[Pinky81]

baby carrots or potato slices...same as the worms. Just make sure to take out if they get moldy and switch in new pieces.

 

[Taquiq]

I have a pretty good sized mealworm colony going and I use carrots and potatoes. Replace every two or three days (depending on when it starts to get moldy) and you should be good to go!

 

[acpart]

I put in vegetable parings: apple cores, eggplant peels, pepper cores, broccoli stems, etc. Of course I also watch out for mold.

Aliza

 

[Kotori]

I use carrot chunks, but I have also used a wet papertowel. I have those select-a-size that are really half sheets, wet the top half and fold it over, so the wet part doesn't touch the bedding, and therefore doesn't clump.

I also have some water gel and I have been testing it, but idk if it's a good source yet (I would suggest putting it on a small piece of paper towel)

 

[5HiddenLizards]

I use a plastic lid, like from a small, empty butter container, and put the gel water on it.

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[fl_orchidslave]

I've always used carrot chunks for both meal and superworm colonies. The hundreds of beetles totally devour them, so there's no mold or waste at all. Beetles have a decent life span too. My produce market has giant carrots that weight over half a pound each @ .75#, so 1 carrot lasts several weeks to a month. The worm bins get other veggies and fruit.