Thanks for the Video. What do you give them as a water source? Some cost-effective water source? Also, how often do you provide them with a water source?
Here is a great cost-effective option. I make a big 5gal bucket of crystals and use a bucket lid and distilled water so it doesn’t get moldy. watergelcrystals.com/feeders.htm
It was to minimize exposure to frass, since I have developed a pretty severe reaction to it. I had a perpetual rash on my fingers and knuckles for a couple years, and it went away completely after I sold off my farm.
Regular mealworms don’t ever need to be cupped in order to pupate. Do you mean superworms? My tower isn’t designed for supers. You can use the tower to sift out your largest superworms, but they should still need to be cupped in order to pupate.
Hello Andrei, copy paste the link to Amazon in your browser. You will see the sifting trays everybody uses. Myself, I'm from Belgium, and they were shipped to me from the US. They work perfect! If you need anything else, just ask! Kind regards, Wim. www.amazon.com/Classifier-Sifting-Screen-Panning-Prospecting/dp/B019U6ORVW/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=SE+5-Piece+Set+of+Patented+Stackable+13-%C2%BC%E2%80%9D+Sifting+Pans+-+GP2-5+SET&qid=1588329080&sr=8-14
Hi . Im breeding mealworms using rice bran . Bcoz here wheat bran is not that much available . While buying brn in any store it contains lots of flour bettle(very tiny bettles),mites,and other unwanted insects . I usually sundry it . While sun drie only live insects die or escape . But d eggs hatch again. I heard that we can microwave bran before usingto eradicate this problem .do u know Wts d temperature range and time for oven?? bran.
U can go to your local thrift shops and look for something similar. We always have this weird things section there. I dound something similar. But I guess u could just make it with cardboard even. Lol
@@spacecoastmealworms I think you misunderstood. This way every worm you put in a cup will definitly pupate. If you use smaller cups, the worms have to curl up in order to fit in the cup, therefore my pupate rate is 99,9% You can even use those red partycups (mini shotglasses). Those make the worms curl up even better in the bottom of the cup, the are also tall enough so you do not need to cover them.
I would like to see how you deal with mold, preventative vs removal, Is it harmful?. Would also like to know about climate control. I know from your other videos you keep them in a shed. How do you climate control or did you have air conditioning installed?
It gets really dirty and dry. And you can get allergies from touching any worm or their poop for a long time. Most of the bug scientists (entomologists?) are allergic to bugs they came in long contact with.
Good job bro 😊
Pretty much great video!
Great video.
I’m curious why do you stress them too pupate instead of just sifting them out?
They only pupate under stress or isolation. My trays aren’t large enough to isolate them, so stress it is!
Do you put food in the 2oz cups?
Nope! The goal is to stress them out, not make them comfortable.
Thanks for the Video. What do you give them as a water source? Some cost-effective water source? Also, how often do you provide them with a water source?
Here is a great cost-effective option. I make a big 5gal bucket of crystals and use a bucket lid and distilled water so it doesn’t get moldy.
watergelcrystals.com/feeders.htm
Hi, maybe its a stupid question, but why you give the big Worms in the little boxes instead of leaving IT in the big tray?
I'm new to this. Just wondering, do you need to put a air hole in the cups?
Nope. The goal is to stress them out. If they haven’t turned after 10 days they are too small and need to go back to the bins to grow larger
Are the gloves necessary or personal preference?
It was to minimize exposure to frass, since I have developed a pretty severe reaction to it. I had a perpetual rash on my fingers and knuckles for a couple years, and it went away completely after I sold off my farm.
so this video is about Zophobas morio...right?
Where do you get your deeper black bins?? I’m thinking about getting into mealworms and I’m trying to source good bins that I can build a rack for.
Dark Star 420, they are medium-sized concrete mixing tubs from Home Depot. About $6 each.
hey howz it going? got a question are regular mealworms and super mealworms both called darkling beetles? there is an obvious size difference. thanks
michael burnett yes, but they are each a different species and require slightly different care (especially supers)
Why do you use bran for super worms? We found damp peat moss worked best
I guess because finding damp peat moss is harder than finding wheat bran. Whatever works though, right?
What do you use for bedding when it comes to breeding meal worms? I used oats and I ended up with mites...
Wheat bran from your local feed store. throw the bags in a deep freezer for 3 days no more mites.
what is the percentage of pupation success? I have been having some problems having mine to pupate successfully ... even separating them
sorry also what type of bedding do you use?
michael I use wheat bran from a local feed store. You can buy a 50lb bag for $12-20. Bran is also great for sifting, compared to oats.
What about the fresh worms that are too small and fall through?
the small worms aren't ready to be turned into beetles yet, so this helps separate the mature from the younger worms
When you put the worms in the cups do you need to put a small hole for air or are they fine with the lid?
Kim Devo no hole needed!
They are strong af. Lol
Can I know the size of the open space in the floor?
I don't have to individually cup the pupae ready mealworms with your pupae tower anymore, correct?
Regular mealworms don’t ever need to be cupped in order to pupate. Do you mean superworms? My tower isn’t designed for supers. You can use the tower to sift out your largest superworms, but they should still need to be cupped in order to pupate.
@@spacecoastmealworms ah I misunderstood you were talking about superworms, not mealworms. My bad, thanks for the reply.
great video, where can I buy those green trays?
Hello Andrei, copy paste the link to Amazon in your browser. You will see the sifting trays everybody uses. Myself, I'm from Belgium, and they were shipped to me from the US. They work perfect! If you need anything else, just ask! Kind regards, Wim.
www.amazon.com/Classifier-Sifting-Screen-Panning-Prospecting/dp/B019U6ORVW/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=SE+5-Piece+Set+of+Patented+Stackable+13-%C2%BC%E2%80%9D+Sifting+Pans+-+GP2-5+SET&qid=1588329080&sr=8-14
tinyurl.com/bucketsifter in case you haven’t found em yet!
After putting in bran then how long we have to wait to take worm out?
Hi . Im breeding mealworms using rice bran . Bcoz here wheat bran is not that much available . While buying brn in any store it contains lots of flour bettle(very tiny bettles),mites,and other unwanted insects . I usually sundry it . While sun drie only live insects die or escape . But d eggs hatch again. I heard that we can microwave bran before usingto eradicate this problem .do u know Wts d temperature range and time for oven?? bran.
I freeze my bran
Been raising superworms for around a year... I HATE those beetles now... The smell is unbelievable
What the heck do you sell individual superworms for?
Local customers who feed them to their herptiles
Too bad Midwest Mealworms doesn't ship outside the US ... those sifting trays are just what I'm looking for.
U can go to your local thrift shops and look for something similar. We always have this weird things section there.
I dound something similar. But I guess u could just make it with cardboard even. Lol
What do you all feed your mealworms and super worms
You should use smaller cups to increase the numbers of worms that pupate.
Lol but that means I have to increase the number of worms I have to put in cups! 😂😂😂
@@spacecoastmealworms I think you misunderstood. This way every worm you put in a cup will definitly pupate.
If you use smaller cups, the worms have to curl up in order to fit in the cup, therefore my pupate rate is 99,9%
You can even use those red partycups (mini shotglasses). Those make the worms curl up even better in the bottom of the cup, the are also tall enough so you do not need to cover them.
@@klumenatiklumenati this make sense. Imma try it soon
Why are you separating the worms individually into bowls by themselves? Thanks.
He's forcing them to pupate so he has a new generation of beetle breeders. They usually won't pupate normally unless they are "forced" to do so.
I would like to see how you deal with mold, preventative vs removal, Is it harmful?. Would also like to know about climate control. I know from your other videos you keep them in a shed. How do you climate control or did you have air conditioning installed?
I have a small air conditioner and use a digital thermometer/hygrometer that sends alerts on my phone if the levels get too high or low
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Who usally buys your super worm's
Local customers who own herptiles
Why do you wear gloves?
Robert West helps a bit with my allergies. Also prevents my hands from drying up or getting dirty when I put my hands through the bran.
Space Coast Mealworms ok thanks. I enjoy your videos. Very informative. Thank you!😎👍
It gets really dirty and dry. And you can get allergies from touching any worm or their poop for a long time. Most of the bug scientists (entomologists?) are allergic to bugs they came in long contact with.