Has anyone used these to raise mealworms?
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I have! There's more than enough to get a colony going. In fact, I split the order with someone else (in Feb 2014), and now I probably have 20,000 little little ones. They're not big enough to feed the chickens yet, but getting there!
317618
I used them only as feeders. My bearded dragon eats them up before they get a chance to grow.
479106
I have been feeding Kaytee mealworms to the bluebirds, wrens, cardinals, titmice, mockingbirds and towhees in my yard for several years. The birds bring their babies along to feed the mealworms to after they hatch. I do not think any have died from eating this product.
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I have not personally, but I would think you could. I spiralized brocolli stocks, which didn't turn out great, but it still worked. I would also make sure I wore gloves as it could be really messy with beets!
1911735
Good question. I didn't think to ask that. I've ordered these and fed them to my beardie and he was fine. Gobbled them up.
472590
Hi, Joan, No they will not help with the worms. The trap consists of sticky coated surfaces and a pheromone lure that attracts the adult moths only. The moths fly into the trap after the lure and get trapped on the sticky surface. Unless you throw out the foodstuff that's infested with the larvae (worms), they will eventually develop into moths which will get caught in the trap. It's best to track down the infested food and throw it away and use the traps for residual moths. Good luck!
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Absolutely. I worked for me and I have really tough clay soil. I didn't have any really tall ones this year because I caught them early, but it does work on the shorter ones for sure. P.S. dry out those dandelion roots and grind them down. They make a really healthy beverage when you steep them in water!
828163
Yes, I feed them to my Dubias, work fine I got the smallest size by mistake,you might try med or large.
1136941
I keep my mealworms in the refrigerator in a plastic salad keeper with holes I punched in the top. I add plenty of oatmeal for them to live in. Every few days they get to live out of the refrigerator for the day with sliced apples and/or carrots in their container. Then it is back in the frig, minus the apple slices. I put a handful in the mealworm bird feeder every couple of days. It works good for me and they last quite a while.
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They arrived in a box that had them in a small drawstring sack, like a small potato sack with paper inside for them to burrow in. My worms arrived in good shape. I called my local post office and let them know that if I was not home to pick up the packaging, to please leave the package at the post office as it had live mealworms in it and I did not want them left out in the sun. All was well.
44699
I have. I use these extensively. They work wonderfully. Wish I had bought them years ago.
3694
If you are currently placing these in their own dish, try adding them to the bird seed in your regular feeders. I put these in a tray feeder with a bird seed mix and several species of birds come and eat them; Scrub Jays, Wrens, English Sparrows, Cowbirds, Song Sparrows, etc. When I tried segregating specific food items (even live mealworms) in small dishes or cups in the past, the birds seemed leery of them and wouldn't touch them.
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I have not tried any of these as of yet. I bought these as a supply for the future. What is your experience?
344604
I always use a flat platform type of feeder for dried mealworms. I use tuna cans to hold the worms on a flat surface and it works well. I do not put my bluebird feeders close to sunflower feeders as the other birds seem to bother the bluebirds and the bluebirds have rarely been known to eat sunflower seeds.
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I've never done that, but I believe you can. We usually use them for soup. I remember they come with a list of don'ts and care instructions, but can't find it.
110303
They probably cannot be remoistened. I would get live if these are for a tarantula. I would also suggest the mealworms you get in the fridge at pet stores like Petco or petsmart. These are not that great. I bought them for my sugar glider. He liked them, but he favors mealworms.
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Yes. I plan on having 3 feeders out at a time and will rotate them with freshly cleaned and refilled ones. In the hot temps. they need refilled almost daily.
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We ordered medium size. We now have thousands. They are great for raising quality meal worms.