Save Money & Grow Your Own Feeder Insects | Bug Factory Unboxing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2023
- Let's unbox and set up the new mealworm growing pods by The Bug Factory! If last year taught us anything, it's that sometimes we need to save a little extra money, so why not start saving money by breeding your own feeder insects?
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I don't think you need to transfer the beetles from the green coloured tray to a different one. They are supposed to stay on the same tray and lay eggs. Once the eggs hatch out, baby mealworms will automatically drop to the white tray right beneath it.
Your feeder bug videos were always my favorite happy to see another one! 😊
I recently got my baby, Mimi, from an expo. I’m thankful for your videos, they’ve been a great source of information and inspiration. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. 🦎💖🌈
This is exactly the same for me so helpful
Aww thank you so much, that really means a lot ❤ Good luck with Mimi!
FANTATSIC VIDEO! Love how you are using our pods and have been a day one support! 😁💚🐛
Thank you! and thanks for the chance to try the pods :)
I don't want to trash the company, but this is so much extra work for mealworms. You throw them in a shoebox sized bin or larger on oatmeal and feed them veggie scraps and boom, you've got a mealworm breeder. Work smarter, not harder.
lol Yeah I mean it is inevitable that they will just breed, I guess they just wanted to make something a little different haha
Thanks for this! I will be getting 6 geckos and I have been considering buying this. But I was wondering whether this is actually neccessary.
This video is helpful to understand more about bugs. HAPPY 2023🔥
Thanks :D you too!
Idk if you read the comments but I just got my second leopard gecko and you inspired it. I always wanted a reptile and your videos made me take the leap to actually do it.
aww thanks, James, that's awesome to hear :D
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Sadly my garg has no interest in bugs, but if I ever get a leopard gecko (which I hope to one day) this seems really convenient and fun honestly!
Aw fair enough, my chahoua will always take bugs but my crestie can be either really into them or complete ignore them, there's no in between haha
@@leopardgeckotalk It's been a while since I've tried and it's grown a bit so maybe I'll give it another go
Thank you for explaining how it all goes together! We've been thinking of getting something like this to breed live treats for our crested gecko.
Feel like it's been too long since I've been a dedicated viewer, but I wanted to pop in and say thank you! I got my leo Apollo at 1 month old and your channel was instrumental in educating me regarding reptile care. He turns 5 this year 🥹
I've also successfully been breeding own mealworms for over a year 😋 started completely by accident, mind you 😂
Aww that's amazing, wow where has the time gone? :O
Thanks, good unboxing 😊
Thank you :D
Glad to see you back making videos! 😊
Thanks :D
Love your vids ^^
Thank you :D
Great video as always keep it up🎉
Appreciate it! Thank you :D
Good video. Is the plastic fairly sturdy or flimsy? It looks like it might crack easily. Unique idea for keeping beetles in one container and simply moving them to another container to start a new colony.
People sell walmart platic cabinets drawers for undergarmets as the same thing like this but it fits better and the smell isnt as bad incase you live in a hotter climate there are vidoes on DIY and its way cheaper
I suggest wearing a mask when sifting through mealworms. It helps me inhale less allergens in the dust. It is worth it. Also you could change your shirt after as well, just to be safe. And or course you could wear gloves, and remember to wash your hands.
Yeah might have to do that. I know before a channel I used to watch would always have to handle them with gloves, fortunately I think for me it was mainly the dirt lol
@@leopardgeckotalk Yes, when I am sifting through my mealworms I always wear a mask because all their bin dust gets into the air. I used to not wear a mask but then I would sneeze a lot after sorting mealworms. Mask = no congestion.
I had a tub of mealworms that would breed and I would feed them to my leo for several years but all of a sudden they all just started to die off and I’ve had to rethink everything I’m doing. I might try this to see if it works better
I didn't intend to breed mealworms but I now have an active breeding colony in my cresties viv lol. No separate container need lol
haha interesting, I know some people use them as clean up crew, but I always worry they'd destroy the roots of my plants lol
Hi do you use earthmix or earthmix arid with the mealworms??
Ive been all over the arcadia website you listed under a video, you cant buy lights it is just info, any idea why and where to get them?
Wow great video I just started to house mealworms and I want to try this product
But I have a concern my Leo’s front leg is swollen and I don’t know why
It’d be best to get them checked out at an exotic vet ASAP.
Inside a small container I bought from a petstore, I have many Superworms that are awake 24/7. I often hear loud noises coming from the container in the middle of the night, which keeps me up. Is there a way to stop this?
I was wondering im I’m the USA so I can’t get earth mix arid do you still think eco earth will be good for him
Eco earth is not a suitable substrate. It’s unnatural, dusty when dry, potentially hard on their joints (consistency is too loose), doesn’t hold burrows, etc. A soil/sand or soil/sand/clay mix would be ideal. You can also use terra Sahara from the bio dude.
I keep my mealworms and Discoid roaches in a very large plastic container with the substrate being Milled Oats. Feed them a couple time s a week, and keep the temp to 82*F
No issue with proliferation. There's too many to feed one Leopard Gecko.
I am still traumatised from the mites to go back to oats haha, but sounds like you're doing well :)
Please be careful with your allergies. I know it's not common but some people can get worse allergies as time goes on. So you might want to start wearing a max if you are allergic to the worms and the dirt and wash your hands after handling them. I know personally I am allergic to mold and breakout into hives within minutes of coming into contact with mold. So when I get my paludarium set up, i have to be extra careful and make sure to wear gloves and a mask when dealing with the enclosure if a mold outbreak happens.
does this bug factory plan on doing some similar setup for crickets?
im very tired of getting crickets in poor health every week for a high price at my local petco.
and i dont want to try to breed crickets in the setup i currently have
It might be worth asking them :)
cool and useful vid.
I need your help.
My gecko just lost her appetite. its has happened again but that is not the problem.
am about to leave for a 4 day training trip in Geneva Switzerland for and she hadn't eaten anything for a week.
I have my mom here but she is old and the only thing she can do when I am away is to change a water bowl.
do you have any idea on how to make her eat ?
am leaving in 5 days, its a really important college trip and I cant miss it.
Have you tried feeding her different worms or maybe crickets
You could use an escape proof feeding dish, I use exo-terra. Put a dozen dusted mealworms in the dish, put dish where your gecko will find it, if they are hungry they will help themselves, you will know how many your gecko has eaten by what remains in the dish.
Tell me about it! Whenever I do anything with our mealworms my gf thinks I'm getting covid! I blame the frass
Nvm found it just got drive to town tom our petsmart has it
RANDOM TIP
Sometimes if your feeding your leopard gecko a locust (idk if i spelt that right but who cares) you can pull its back legs off to stop it running and jumping as much hope this helps:)
Grain mites do not just appear. Your bran/substrate has to already be infected with their eggs. As long as you freeze the substrate, ideally for a few days, there should be next to no risk of grain mites. Yes, moisture can cause their population to explode if your colony has them, but if you take the proper precautions, there is no issue. I typically buy 25lb bags of bran. I had an issue with grain mites last year, and that was due to my laziness and not properly preparing the substrate.
Ah I see. Yeah I pretty much had to disinfect the entire room, throw out all the oats and what not, this was just a few days before christmas, absolute nightmare.
@@leopardgeckotalk 100% agree. They are not a fun critter to find. It is interesting to see the different methods people use to raise these critters. I specialize in guides for them, and to be honest I've never seen that substrate used before. Have you noticed any changes in your mealworm yields?
When will the tank review vid come out??
ooo I need to do that, hopefully I have enough entries 🙈
Could you link the substrate you use? Could I just use aspen snake bedding? Is there any substrate I shouldn’t be using (other than what you mentioned in the video)?
Aspen is not a suitable substrate for leopard geckos. A soil/playsand or soil/sand/clay mix is best
@@nightinggale6470 I think you misunderstood my question. I am asking about mealworm substrate.
@@671TechReviews in that case, aspen will work fine.
Huh, did not know one could react to mealworms/morias and that might explain a thing or two for me and my colony….plan on kinda try to downsize them a bit this year somehow ( my biggest wormlover is in burmation atm and my geckos find them ‘tasty, but not our fav…where is that roach human?’ 😂 useful info and wouldn’t mind using something like it, tho live in Sweden and we ain’t got a big arsenal when it comes to keep feeders at home ( unless it’s diy…plenty go that route) so yah 😅)
haha yeah I think it's mainly the dust/dirt cloud that formed when I tipped them into their new setup lol
@@leopardgeckotalk 😁 could also be plausible...got my coloni in a modified 55 litre bin with lid. Went through it yesterday and felt very glad of my nitril gloves and facemask + allergy pill 😅 they had exploded a little bit and thrived from last feed.
How much is that?
I bought the e book but now what? 😅 how do I access it?
Oh Spring should have sent you the file, have you checked your emails?
I think people don’t realise that you don’t even need to separate beetles and mealworms in order to breed them. Unless you need huge amounts there will be plenty enough offspring from just keeping them together.
Yeah I think the only risk is sometimes if the beetles are left hungry they can eat the pupae or mealworms.
I will have the mealworms in my appartment, and I am really worried there will be a smell. I realise this product is overpriced and that one-container method would work just fine, but if this prevents any kind of odour, it might just be worth it. Thoughts, anyone?
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They look like a cool idea But are so costly it almost nulls them out tbh i can buy a whole tub of morio worms for like £3. and breed them in a £1.99 draw set... i know its about sustainability etc but so expensive.. also be careful with your mealworm allergy it has been known to develop into anaphylactic reactions from over exposure if you got an accidental cloud of the dust while cleaning them etc can make you very ill
Yeah, I mean I'm just grateful they reached out and asked me to try them, but of course there are always alternatives :). Yeah I think the dust/soil cloud really irritated my nose, but an antihistamine helped :)
If using granola put it in the freezer it will kill all the bugs
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$137... its super cool but in no world could I justify that price tag
Yeah it's pretty expensive ngl, but it kind of shows what you could do, and you can always find cheaper alternatives.
Thank you for torturing yourself and putting out this video. Seriously, I hope you feel better quickly. The containers look really good with the labels. Thank you for sharing this information. Great video. 👍🏻😎
haha thank you :) It hit me all at once as I was trying to rap up the video, but I was all good after an antihistamine lol
This is like a 30-50 dollar product that they are charging way too much for
I mean yep, there are always alternatives :)
Just a word of advice, don’t ask your apartment complex if you can have an insect farm. Keep that to yourself
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200$ for some plastic no thx I could make 16 of them for that.
lol fair enough, I was just asked to see what I think/unbox them, I'm not pushing anyone to buy anything :)
@@leopardgeckotalk it is nice looking and compact.