Should I put my Pupae on Oatmeal?
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They don't eat while they're pupae. I keep mine in a small container with nothing. I check every day or so and when they turn into beetles I move them to a container with gutload. I recommend you powder whatever you keep the beetles and mealworms on (in the blender) so it's easy to sift out the gutload and move the bugs/worms.
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You need to have them on some kind of bedding.
They dont eat, but they need something to attach their
little eggs to.
Oatmeal, bran cereal, even chopped up Cheerios!.
You dont want your bedding to fine or powdery, something
with good size grains like the oatmeal is fine.
I always put some pieces of egg flat in there to for them
to climb around on. Toilet paper cores will work too.
P.S. keep in mind that whatever bedding you use will be in
there a long time. After the aliens turn to beetles, leave
them there for 4 week. Then it takes a few weeks for the
eggs to hatch. Then it takes a few more weeks before you
are able to see the tiny babies. Then it takes several weeks
for them to grow up big enough to transfer to another container.
Durring all that time, your bedding can get funky!!
They dont eat, but they need something to attach their
little eggs to.
Oatmeal, bran cereal, even chopped up Cheerios!.
You dont want your bedding to fine or powdery, something
with good size grains like the oatmeal is fine.
I always put some pieces of egg flat in there to for them
to climb around on. Toilet paper cores will work too.
P.S. keep in mind that whatever bedding you use will be in
there a long time. After the aliens turn to beetles, leave
them there for 4 week. Then it takes a few weeks for the
eggs to hatch. Then it takes a few more weeks before you
are able to see the tiny babies. Then it takes several weeks
for them to grow up big enough to transfer to another container.
Durring all that time, your bedding can get funky!!
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Geck-O
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I put my aliens into the same container as my beetles. So far my beetles laid eggs and now I have a countless number of little mealies.What do you guys do when you have too many mealies?
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I sell them on craigslist for $2 per hundred or $5 per 80 grams which is about 1000. If you're breeding, you can never have too many mealies. My babies eat me out of house and home in the summer. If you don't want to do any of the above, you can send them to me.
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I just looked at where you live. Don't send them to me.
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kmc5
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How do you ship mealies
I have an abundance and thought of selling some. I was wondering how to package them and ship them.
I have an abundance and thought of selling some. I was wondering how to package them and ship them.
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Bennayboi
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You can bake them to dry them out and eat them yourself.
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The ones I have received from big mealworm suppliers come in a drawstring cotton bag with a few pieces of newspaper in there for them to climb on.
If you're in the US, I would advise advertising on craigslist as I mentioned above so people have to come to you and you don't have to ship, but it's up to you.
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kmc5
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Thanks
I thought about Craigslist to sell locally.
I thought about Craigslist to sell locally.
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Snowy & Petra de Gecko
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Pupae
I have read that the Pupae can either be put into a container with some substrate or none. You probably would want some with a carrot after about 5 or so days.
It takes about 10 days to 20 days to turn to beetles. (The turning is temperature & environment driven and could take as long a 30 days.)
The beetles mature in 5 to 10 days. And will probably die in about 30 days.
The females will lay 50 to 100 eggs a day. (temperature and environment driven)
The Pupae can be eaten by mealworms and beetles.
The Eggs can be eaten by mealworms and beetles too.
So if you keep everthing together then, you should expect that your production may be lower. (There are many different set-ups that you can do. One container, several containers, a container for each month, etc.)
You can sell the extra mealworms. Divide them up and put some in the Frig. Feed them to birds or fishes. Or put them in the oven at 220 until they dry out and then put them on top of Salads. You can also grind them up and add them to flour in your baking. The mealworms are a source of protein and in many parts of the world they are eaten by humans.:main_thumbsup:
Yum, Yum.
I have read that the Pupae can either be put into a container with some substrate or none. You probably would want some with a carrot after about 5 or so days.
It takes about 10 days to 20 days to turn to beetles. (The turning is temperature & environment driven and could take as long a 30 days.)
The beetles mature in 5 to 10 days. And will probably die in about 30 days.
The females will lay 50 to 100 eggs a day. (temperature and environment driven)
The Pupae can be eaten by mealworms and beetles.
The Eggs can be eaten by mealworms and beetles too.
So if you keep everthing together then, you should expect that your production may be lower. (There are many different set-ups that you can do. One container, several containers, a container for each month, etc.)
You can sell the extra mealworms. Divide them up and put some in the Frig. Feed them to birds or fishes. Or put them in the oven at 220 until they dry out and then put them on top of Salads. You can also grind them up and add them to flour in your baking. The mealworms are a source of protein and in many parts of the world they are eaten by humans.:main_thumbsup:
Yum, Yum.
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I put mine in the fridge for when I dont feel like sifting through containers for an hour to feed everyone. Then when I am short on time I just grab pour and go.
ut ohhh... seriously??? i started out puting my beetles in the lil meal worm containers with the sawdusty stuff that comes with them and that worked great... have lots of lil mealies in there, so i just hooked up a tote to put all the beetles in and gave them bedding like i give my mealies, wich is all blended up and powdered like... should i change this? cuz i want lil mealies... lots and lots of lil mealies! :main_laugh: :main_thumbsup:
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Snowy & Petra de Gecko
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Maybe
If you want lots and lots and lots and lots then, you may want to change your setup.
Typically the stuff that the mealies come in is Bran. But, I am not exactly sure of this.
If you want lots and lots and lots and lots then, you may want to change your setup.
Typically the stuff that the mealies come in is Bran. But, I am not exactly sure of this.
the mealies i have gotten from my LPS im almost sure is some sort of wood chips... i could be wrong... so i should just crush up some branflakes but not to the point of being powered eh? looks like i just added something on the to do list... we have 311 beetles as of tonight... yep... im looking for lots of babies!!! lol thank you for the heads up... ill be getting that changed over... then to dig all of those beetles out again lol *ARG!*
I know what your talking about. Many times I've bought mealworms from the petshop and they have little wood shavings. I suggest getting somem real food in there so you know whats exactly in there
They can also be stir fried w/ sauce.
I have see recipes on the net :main_lipsrsealed:
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