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when you have a large number of reptiles to feed, it becomes fiscally ideal to breed your own feeders. and here is a very simple setup to do just that.
the bottom drawer has the mealworms. they have a oatmeal bedding mixed with rich mealworm feed, along with a carrot for moisture. typicaly i would use a potatoe, but all i had at the time was a carrot.
the top drawer is where i will place mealworms that have entered the pupa stage.
the middle drawer is where i put the beetles that have come out of pupa stage at. beetles will mate and lay thousands of eggs, that will become mealworms and eat the bedding. later, i sift the babies out and the cycle starts all over again.
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the bottom drawer has the mealworms. they have a oatmeal bedding mixed with rich mealworm feed, along with a carrot for moisture. typicaly i would use a potatoe, but all i had at the time was a carrot.
the top drawer is where i will place mealworms that have entered the pupa stage.
the middle drawer is where i put the beetles that have come out of pupa stage at. beetles will mate and lay thousands of eggs, that will become mealworms and eat the bedding. later, i sift the babies out and the cycle starts all over again.
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I never thought I'd be so entertained by BUGS, but it's like winning a prize when you find a pupa! I want to start up horn worms and dubias. I don't like the roaches, but they're so good for the geckos. I use tongs mostly, but my little Mack Raptor is an expert hunter! I AM SO PROUD.
nope. beetles are flightless, the worms cant scale the smooth plastic and the pupa just lay there.
provided your oatmeal isnt filled up too high at least!
im also intending to make a similar setup for superworms, as my bearded dragon eats ALOT and superworms are even priceyer than mealworms
provided your oatmeal isnt filled up too high at least!
im also intending to make a similar setup for superworms, as my bearded dragon eats ALOT and superworms are even priceyer than mealworms
dont listen to that. thats merely a circulated myth that got alot of momentum. especialy considering mealworms are a staple diet
you have to consider that there are a great many insects with chitin that they would gobble right up. i wouldnt reccomend superworms till your beardie is about 8 months old. they are rather big worms.
mealworms are just fine, i assure you. they are the main diet to my own leopard gecko colony even. ill even take a quote out of a book written by one of the most reputable breeders in the leo community. ron tremper.
"mealworms, once the staple for keeping insect-eating lizards, have unjustifiably gotten a bad rap in recent years. unfortunately, many myths are still circulating in the reptile hobbyist community about mealworms, including that their chininous exoskeleton cannot be digested and therefore can lead to impaction, and that ingested mealworm will eat their way out of a reptiles stomach. a little common sense will readily dispel these myths. consider that the exoskeleton of all insects is made of the same chitin found in mealworms, and that thousands of lizard speciese in the world owe their very existance to the daily consumption of these chitinous insects. in fact, many insect eating lizards produce a enzyme called chitinase that breaks down chitin.
you have to consider that there are a great many insects with chitin that they would gobble right up. i wouldnt reccomend superworms till your beardie is about 8 months old. they are rather big worms.
mealworms are just fine, i assure you. they are the main diet to my own leopard gecko colony even. ill even take a quote out of a book written by one of the most reputable breeders in the leo community. ron tremper.
"mealworms, once the staple for keeping insect-eating lizards, have unjustifiably gotten a bad rap in recent years. unfortunately, many myths are still circulating in the reptile hobbyist community about mealworms, including that their chininous exoskeleton cannot be digested and therefore can lead to impaction, and that ingested mealworm will eat their way out of a reptiles stomach. a little common sense will readily dispel these myths. consider that the exoskeleton of all insects is made of the same chitin found in mealworms, and that thousands of lizard speciese in the world owe their very existance to the daily consumption of these chitinous insects. in fact, many insect eating lizards produce a enzyme called chitinase that breaks down chitin.
Really?! That's a heck of a relief! ;o;
Yeah, he's two years old, if I remember correctly. I wanted to adopt an adult that was already pretty well developed.
I'm really, really glad to hear that mealworms are okay. ;-; I figured the myth about one of the worms eating their way out of tummies was ridiculous, but I was worried. I've never had a reptile so I dunno how delicate their tummies are. It is a huge weight off my chest knowing mealworms are okay. ;w;
Yeah, he's two years old, if I remember correctly. I wanted to adopt an adult that was already pretty well developed.
I'm really, really glad to hear that mealworms are okay. ;-; I figured the myth about one of the worms eating their way out of tummies was ridiculous, but I was worried. I've never had a reptile so I dunno how delicate their tummies are. It is a huge weight off my chest knowing mealworms are okay. ;w;
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