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03-26-04, 10:26 PM
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Meal worm bins
I've seen members asking how others set up their mealworm colonies, so i thought i would post how mine are setup. I know i had questions when i first did it, thanks to you that helped.
There's alot of things you can use for a substrate, this is just what i've used in mine. Other people can add suggestions if you would like.
Rolled oats, wheat bran, wheat germ, some other bran i forgot (lol), dried sea kelp (expensive), powdered milk, baby rice cereal, 12 grain mix, sprirnilla (sp. linds can spell it right), fish flakes (rarely),carrots and greens for moisture.
Jamie
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03-28-04, 01:30 AM
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Cool little mealie rack! LOL I need to get something like that... I have all mine piled up inside a big aquarium so my cat cant get them
sprirnilla = spirulina
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03-28-04, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Eastern Ontario
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Are those the ikea tubs?
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03-28-04, 12:39 PM
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Linds thanks for the spelling , I didn't feel like running down and checking. I'm using a 55 gal (tall) for the tubs to be in, there's also a lid that goes on top but for the pic. i took it off.
Mice for you i'm not sure what brand the top 2 are, I bought them at walmart. The top 2 are stackable containers and the bottom one is a rubbermaid, they all won't fit on the bottom because of the big rubbermaid.
Jamie
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1.2 Bearded dragons (Login, Raven, & Jean Grey) 1.1.1 Corn snakes(Havoc,Sable, & Kink0 1.5 Leo's (Psyloke (Lucky-male) Speedball, Domino, Rouge, Siren, Elektra) 1.0 Veiled Chams (Neo), 0.1 Rose Hair T. (Night Crawler) 0.0.3 Crested Geckos (Shiva, Storm, Beast) 0.2 Kenyan Sand Boas (Tigra & Cloak)
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03-28-04, 12:46 PM
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Location: nj
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that looks good...illg et a picture of mine later. srry to change topic but hw long does it take before i start seeing worms?
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03-28-04, 12:52 PM
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For me it took about 2-3 months, that's why i have 3 seperate tubs set up, it also depends on temp higher they grow faster, lower and it feels like it takes forever. My bottom one isn't even fully through a cycle yet but i do have little wormies, just waiting for them to grow a little more. Doing it this way lets me have worms anytime i need them (they're on different cycles).
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1.2 Bearded dragons (Login, Raven, & Jean Grey) 1.1.1 Corn snakes(Havoc,Sable, & Kink0 1.5 Leo's (Psyloke (Lucky-male) Speedball, Domino, Rouge, Siren, Elektra) 1.0 Veiled Chams (Neo), 0.1 Rose Hair T. (Night Crawler) 0.0.3 Crested Geckos (Shiva, Storm, Beast) 0.2 Kenyan Sand Boas (Tigra & Cloak)
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03-28-04, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: nj
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thank..i already have beetles but now worms yet.
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