Wax Worm feed?

[tcounty]

Don't know if any of y'all have bought wax worms lately , but darn they're expensive now. $11 for a can. Planning on going in the morning with wax worms and red worms. Going to try for some shell crackers. What ever wax worms are left I want to keep in the fridge. What do I need to feed them?

[Smoltz]

It's honey, glycerin,(spelling?) n some kind of meal. Search you tube. They eat honey. N the glycerin does something with the moisture for them

[kickingback]

You can buy small cups of waxworms for about $4 from Academy. They come in a sawdust type material and they keep alive in fridge for up to two months. They keep the cups in a fridge in the store in the fishing section with the night crawlers and meal worms.

[Illinoisgiller]

I doubt that feed will help at this point. They will be pretty much inactive in the fridge.
I order my wax worms from Speeyworm.com in lots of 4 tubs .I live in the Illinois Quad Cities and the worms in lots of 4 tubs of 250 ea. are $ 8.55 each to my door .
I would imagine price would change for freight to some locations .The lady I talked to was nice to deal with .

[BoarBuster]

I've never used wax worms. How do they stackup against other worms?

[deathb4disco]

I've never used wax worms. How do they stackup against other worms?

They're excellent. For bream, I would always choose some type of "grub" bait (maggot/waxworm/mealworm) over any other bait. I haven't used crickets in twenty years and will only use red wigglers as a last resort.

[NYHellbender]

I use wax worms and butter worms all year. I catch bigger bluegill and crappie right infront of folks who arn't catching at all.

[Techno2000]

It's honey, glycerin,(spelling?) n some kind of meal. Search you tube. They eat honey. N the glycerin does something with the moisture for them

Just start doing mealworms, its simple, look it up on you tube, and just use the pupa from them like a waxworm or maggot.

[Techno2000]

Don't know if any of y'all have bought wax worms lately , but darn they're expensive now. $11 for a can. Planning on going in the morning with wax worms and red worms. Going to try for some shell crackers. What ever wax worms are left I want to keep in the fridge. What do I need to feed them?

Just start doing mealworms, its simple, look it up on you tube, and just use the pupa from them like a waxworm or maggot.