take a guess??

[david13]

If i had about 500 beetles at the least (which i think i had more) how many mealworms do you think i will get..thanks

 

[GeckoGathering]

Beetle juice

If i had about 500 beetles at the least (which i think i had more) how many mealworms do you think i will get..thanks

I guess 93,756 usable worms total, over a one year period from the original 500 beetles(not allowing for any beetles produced from the worms of the original beetles, plus allowing for dehydration loss of both original beetles and egg / meal worms produced.
Am I right? .........take care. Hj

 

[david13]

haha im super confused..i have no answer im just wondering from you that i have 500 beetles how many mealworms will i get from just this batch..how many mealworms will just these 500 beetles produce, is that ur 93,000 guess? thanks

 

[MagicalGecko]

Well, since each female beetle is capable of up to 500 eggs by many guesses. We'll say that 1/4 of those don't hatch for whatever reason, and she doesn't live up to her full potential, so on average 250 babies per female beetle.
You have 500 beetles, let's say about half are female. So... My guess will be about 60,000 babies, providing you have enough space and good environment for them to thrive.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Beetle juice

haha im super confused..i have no answer im just wondering from you that i have 500 beetles how many mealworms will i get from just this batch..how many mealworms will just these 500 beetles produce, is that ur 93,000 guess? thanks

Yes, 93,756 and that would be on the conservative side of a guess.
..........take care. And may the mealing force be with you. Hj

 

[david13]

haha, thanks guys, thats the answer i was looking for

 

[GeckoGathering]

Beetle Juice

haha, thanks guys, thats the answer i was looking for

Does that mean, I won? I forgot to see what kind of gecko I won. Could you please tell me?....take care. HJ

 

[david13]

you win the rare gecko (theres only 1 of these in the world and i have it), it is called the "nogecko"...i will ship it to you but u have to pay for the shipping, it is invisible just to let you know, tell me if you still want ur prize or not

btw, shipping will be about $3,000 because i dont want anything to happen to this little guy

 

[GeckoGathering]

Rare Prize

you win the rare gecko (theres only 1 of these in the world and i have it), it is called the "nogecko"...i will ship it to you but u have to pay for the shipping, it is invisible just to let you know, tell me if you still want ur prize or not

btw, shipping will be about $3,000 because i dont want anything to happen to this little guy

Yeah, sounds like a good deal.....But sorry "nogecko", I'll pass because I needed a female.......take care. HJ

 

[david13]

haha, ok just let me know when you want a male and ill send him too u, free of charge excpet for shipping

 

[clear]

Here is my guess

500 beetles, we will say 50% are female that's 250 females
1 female can lay about 500 eggs, say 75% of them hatch

250*375=93750

I would estimate another 20% random loss so about 69750 worms.

 

[david13]

ok thanks, i got another Question.. it doesnt look like i got too many mealworms but i got quite a bit.. is there less than what they seem usually?

if that makes sense, thanks

 

[GeckoGathering]

quite a few

ok thanks, i got another Question.. it doesnt look like i got too many mealworms but i got quite a bit.. is there less than what they seem usually?

if that makes sense, thanks

Mr. David. I don't know if you realize it, but this a tougher question than the first part of this thread......LOL... Oh yeah, just curious how do you tell the sex of "the invisibles?"...LOLAGAIN....take care. HJ

 

[david13]

now that i reread my question i dont even know really what i asked.

well the tricky part of the invisibles is getting thim into this one machine that heats them up for about 30 seconds to maybe around 100 degrees. they actually appear and start to slightly turn purple if they are a female, and if there a male nothing happens, that procedure is about 1,000 bucks.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Machine

now that i reread my question i dont even know really what i asked.

well the tricky part of the invisibles is getting thim into this one machine that heats them up for about 30 seconds to maybe around 100 degrees. they actually appear and start to slightly turn purple if they are a female, and if there a male nothing happens, that procedure is about 1,000 bucks.

I guess I have a male then. I put mine in the micro wave to try it. Nothing happened to see any "nogecko" female ....... but 20 seconds later all the lights went out in the house. ...........................
Note:
**cost of fuses $2.95.....
**Cost for Electrican $360.00 ....
**cost of the "nogecko" experience "priceless"

 

[david13]

haha, too funny, its a special machine tho not just some random micro wave, haha, if u want to order it just e-mail me...

 

[GeckoGathering]

Got One

haha, too funny, its a special machine tho not just some random micro wave, haha, if u want to order it just e-mail me...

Well the electrician was here and I mentioned your machine. He said he had read of those add ons to a micro wave circuit and had the parts with him. Only $30 more for the parts, so I said, "hook er up Jack." It took him like 45 minutes and when we finally got the "nogecko" herded in and turned it on, I was all ready with the camera. I guess I got a female after all. ...So let me think on that male of yours and I'll get back.......take care. HJ.............

 

[david13]

o wow, what a beautiful female..the thing is, you need 10 "nogeckos" to breed one gecko, thats why they are so rare, so ill sell you 10 cuz i just found 9 more males today...for the cheap price of only $50,000!!!!

pm me for more info

 

[GeckoGathering]

no need now

o wow, what a beautiful female..the thing is, you need 10 "nogeckos" to breed one gecko, thats why they are so rare, so ill sell you 10 cuz i just found 9 more males today...for the cheap price of only $50,000!!!!

pm me for more info

Well, when I left the room after taking the picture of the female...........that electrician tested the "NoMicro" machine(as he liked to call it) one more time. The circuit failed. It ran 3 Minutes instead of 3 seconds.......and now I really have NOGECKO.......all against the inside of the micro. Do you know any good recipes?........take care........HJ

 

[fallen_angel]

LMAO this thread is just too much :main_laugh: