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08-03-03, 08:08 AM
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Location: Winnipeg
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Various literature suggests the Superworms have a lower % chiten, so more food value. Also one big difference... you can keep SuperWorms alive and not pupating for many weeks. They will only pupate if individuals are isolated, so I buy a couple 1000 at a time, keep them all together in a rubbermaid. Feed them veggies and fruits and they will be available as good feeder bugs for a long time.
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08-03-03, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug-2002
Location: Dawson Creek B.C.
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If the hormones make the mealworms not turn into pupa (sp?) then why do I have some in their container??
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08-03-03, 01:04 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Can you give us the cite where you say there are giant mealworms and superworms ? Everywhere in Montreal they sell giant mealworms and superworms (but they are the same thing) that is why I say most people use the 2 names for the superworms.
I would like to see some pictures of the giant mealworms.
Normal mealworms will turn into pupae, but superworms will only turn into pupae if they are isolated.
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08-03-03, 05:07 PM
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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I don't know if he has any pictures, but wormman's worm farm has superworms they sell for reptiles, and giant mealworms they sell for fishing.
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08-03-03, 05:11 PM
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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08-03-03, 09:54 PM
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Yup. Lisa is right, supers are are a different colour and have more colours in them than the giant mealies do. Giant mealies look like normal mealies, which are solid coloured and different from that of supers.
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Originally posted by bborysow
Also one big difference... you can keep SuperWorms alive and not pupating for many weeks. They will only pupate if individuals are isolated
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LOL... unless you have my cat, Little *******. He takes all the work out of getting supers to pupate, damn cat manages to unlatch the place I keep them in and they escape in to my house, when I clean I find all the aliens and often I find beetles crawling around  The one time I was sleeping and one almost crawled in my eye! Not a great way to wake up let me tell ya! 
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08-04-03, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Winnipeg
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Does Little ******* catch the Beetles? I bet not, they give off a stink that is like sniffing turpentine. My Dragons do like the aliens! I have various glue traps in strategic locations for escapees.
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08-04-03, 03:02 PM
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He catches all bugs, but for the most part just brings them in my bed to play with them  He will eat crickets usually... but not before ripping them up enough that he leaves their limbs in my bed I'm not sure any scent can deter him...lol  He loves vinegar and that sort of stuff.
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08-04-03, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Lolol, I have a huge water dragon cage and some of the superworms managed to escape once because one of the females flipped the bowl containign their food. Anyhow, about a week ago, I was moving stuff around in the reptile place and found 2 of the beetles copulating behind a cage. Damn I wanted to take pictures. My cat usually finds crickets and will play them to death but haven't found a beetle yet.
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