If you can keep them alive for a couple of weeks, you're doing well. They just don't live very long.
How do you keep them alive put in the refrigerator but couple weeks they died
If you can keep them alive for a couple of weeks, you're doing well. They just don't live very long.
I've tried for 3 years now to raise meal worms guess I don't know what I'm doing never have very many
Mealworms pretty much raise themselves,even a caveman can do it.....Sorry,had to say it.Go to u- tube,there will be several ways to raise them,I use bran( purchased at a feed store ) in a 50 lb bag.The bran is the medium for their eggs to mix in,and they eat it.I halve a medium potato,and place the halves face up in the bed of bran,the also eat the potato,as well as get their moisture from it.
I started raising mealworms 9 years ago,my worms are still from the 1st generation I started with.Every spring,I sift the worms,larva,and beetles from the castings,and put in a new 4" bed of bran in a plastic tote I use to raise them in.Every couple months I add a couple cups of new bran on top the old for fresh food.( Helpful hint ) I pick out a hundred or so nice worms,place them in a small container with some bran,and put them in the fridge.
By doing this it slows the development down,after a couple months,dump them back with the others,this guarantees a continuous supply of nice worms when you need them.all this may sound time consuming,but it really only adds up to maybe two hrs of messing with them a year,not bad when you consider digging worms ,plus they are dang cheap,and always availiable .
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Yeah, I'm for black soldier fly maggots. If you know how to make catfish chum, then you already have a food and bedding made up for them.
I do well with waxies. I just keep them for 3 weeks in cool dry spot n then refrigerated there not all used up. Buy 1,000 or more at a time.
I like maggots to but in summer the cocoon up too quick.
Ice fishing it's great.
Never tried meal worms. You don't think there too big?
Our bluegill are much smaller. A 8" or so is a dandy
Never refridgerate waxworms. They do better when stored at room temps.