mealworms

Post by **Sally** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:29 am

Donna, if you can get your husband to do it, you can set up a mealworm farm in one of those 3-drawer plastic storage carts like Wal-Mart sells. Not the wide ones, the ones that are about 14-15" wide. There are some places that tell how to raise them, if you are interested, I will look them up for you.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:50 am

here are some links to sites about raising your own mealworm

http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/mealw ... i_sdmr.htm
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/cmeal.htm
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/mealworm.htm
http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef002.asp
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2135.html

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:50 pm

I read the info and really did CONSIDER doing it, but the more I read the more skidish I got. I am just going to have to buy those things..... I do not think I could handle that.

But thanks so much for the info.

Post by **Hilary** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:37 pm

Seriously, raising mealies is super easy. I still have to buy when I have somebody nesting - my farm can't keep up - but I have enough for regular day-to-day demand. Now that it's summer a lot of places won't ship because of the heat, so keep that in mind.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:11 pm

The last shipment I got they told me they needed to ship fed ex2nd because of the heat and they couldn't guarentee live delivery, if I shipped regular ups but ,Fedx2nd the mealworms came in fine very few dead.Fed ex 2nd cost more but I think its worth it.
My goulds sit on the mealworm cup and look sad till I give them more mealworms [can't resist]

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:31 pm

I have gotten four or five shipments since its been hot with very few dead using 2nd shipping today that all changed all most all were dead at least 90 % now do I try again Monday

I have ordered from several different company and I am partial to grubco but the packing is about the same from all of them I usually get like 2000 or 3000 they said they have 5000 for 20.00 went for that ,They hold up good in fridge still have a few alive from 7/20

sean · Post by **sean** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:13 pm

this reply is a little belated, but i was told by my local mom & pop pet shop owner that a virus had wiped out many of the mealworm colonies and that is the reason they were hard to find in the middle of the summer.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:33 pm

I have heard several different reasons but they all seem to have them available know.
I just got A new shipment this past Friday and happy to say they were in great condition this time. I ship FED X 2 nd day
I tried something different with this order I picked them up at the FED X terminal they called when they got the shipment, I only live a few miles from them. But when it goes on there truck it took them about 5 hours to deliver to my house on the trucks normal route I think thats where they got so hot and die

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:22 am

I have just ordered for the second time from Grubco but they are holding my newest order due to heat. I really need them though because I have some bccb eggs about to hatch.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:09 am

Donna
Did you have them ship 2nd day fed x check where the fed x is and see if you can pick up there it saves A lot of time keeps mealworms from being in the delivery truck in my case it was almost 5 hrs.
the order I got the last of august was all dead thats why i picked up at the fed x this order with no dead loss at all good luck

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