Many of you guys mailed me for this. However i don't have any photos yet i will take some in the morning!
First off i want you to know these are BY FAR the HARDEST worms i have tried to breed. and i breed meal worms,super worms,silkworms,roaches, and well....wax worms
Now with your wax worms. when you buy some there normally adult sized (about a inch) i will start there.
with this batch just wait till they cocoon. i use a air tight jar. Any jar will do but you must make sure that nothing can come out! Now poke a few holes in the top. Now i place a paper towel over the lid. so its (Jar,paper towel,lid) put the worms that cocoon in that one.
*sometimes its best to have 2 jars, One for cocooned worms////the other for worms your going to feed to your pets.
Now with your jar you need to make the wax worm food. you can use just about any wheat. i use Puffed wheat. with that add Some honey. the KEY THING YOU NEED IS!! "Glycerin" it sounds nuts, but its true this keep the food damp and still good. add this stuff up. doesn't really matter what order. but make sure you add the glycerin. mix it up and its ready you can add that to your jar With the cocoons. Now some people add Balls of wax paper...I never have and they breed they grow?...So you can but am not sure why?... they will hatch soon. about a week or so. they fly. so i never open the jar..In fact you cant open it for 5 MONTHS.
After the moths mate they die.Dont worry about the moth bodies the baby wax worms will eat these. Then weeks will go by. and you will start to see Dots as big as this - crawling around. DO NOT OPEN JAR. this is why you really need that paper towel. because they will crawl all around the jar. If you dare open this jar...its not IF...its how many just got out...And it will be 100's at a time! Store the jar up on a shelf come back a few MONTHS from now (4-5) and you will have your adult wax worms..
