> They are called "flour" beetles... They can survive without treats, and without an
>outside source
> of water.
That's amazing. Where do they get their moisture?
However, when raising them to feed our critters, it's a good
> idea to gut load them. ... "dust" from the bottom of the dry cat food bag,
What about the dust from the lab blocks I feed my mice? It produces lots of dust! I
also feed it to my crickets.
>To raise your own, get a top ready with oats or bran. Then when your worms
> "bolt", put the pupae (little mummy "sleeping bags") or adult beetles in
> to breed. Start a new tub every month, and you'll always have worms of
> the right size on hand.
That sounds like work! The thing I like most about the mealworms is that they breed
even if I ignore them. Do you really need to separated the sizes or is that just for
ease of finding what you need?
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