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> > Those tiny mealworms are really tiny! You have a chance of having some if your
>oolony has "bolted" (to use a gardening term, sometimes applied
> > to aging lettuce)
>
> My colony has 'bolted' (that's why it is a colony), as has my lettuce! (it's coming
>up all over my yard now--seems to be the only place I can grow it actually!)
> Should I just stick some little worms in a bottle cap or somesuch?
>
A shallow dish they can't get out of is good.
>
> > there for awhile, you probably have very young larvae ("worms").
>
> How big are they when they hatch?
Purdy darn small!
> I keep mine on oats, so I may be mistaking the smaller ones for pieces of grain!
I started using oat bran instead, they seem to do better on that.
>
> BTW, does anyone know if they actually need fruit or veggies?
They will eat fruit, but it tends to stink up the place and attract fruit flies so I
use very little fruit, mostly veggies like carrots, leafy greens or potatoes.
> My seem to be doing OK without it, since I tend to forget about them.
>
Don't we all! ;-) It is amazing how long roaches will live without maintenance too!
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
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