Mealworm question

[Overkill]

Is there one size of mealworm or are there small med large types?


I just dont know that if you leave mealworm alone do they keep growing or do they hit a point then molt



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[geckoboy16]

well obviosly they can grow but if you need a specific size it depends where you live. my local shop only sells baby mealworms.

 

[Halley]

There are mini mealworms (A different species, and very hyper active) the regular size mealworms, and then giant mealworms. Regular and Giant Mealworms are the same species, except the giant ones are sprayed with some sort of hormone that stops them from molting. These are generally not recommended for anything except fishing. Along with this there are also Superworms. These are sometimes called king mealworms. If you are looking for something that takes a while to molt, these are for you; they are a little more expensive then regular mealworms, but also larger, and easier to digest. For some reason they don’t normally molt unless put into separate containers, which makes them more difficult to breed.


Here is the link to the mini mealworms
http://www.minimealworms.com/

Link to regular size mealworms
http://www.wormman.com/pd_mealworms_shipped.cfm

Link to Giant Mealworms
http://www.nyworms.com/giant_mealworms.htm

Link to Super Worms
http://www.wormman.com/pd_superworms_shipped.cfm

I hope this helps you out.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Just like shirt sizes

Is there one size of meal worm or are there small med large types?

The places we got meal worms from have small, med, large, and some have Mini Meal worms..these mini's were the same meal worms...You will find that they will fill your order with another size if they are out of what you requested. and most send a good percent of "overage" to get you back again. example our order was 5,000 ... we got 8,000 (count by weight)...
BUT........then I now see Mini's that are of a different species. Take care / HJ