Thank you,i will try it
Maggots on mealworm container
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
Then you should try and remove the mealworms that are dead. If you had a fridge the flies would first not be able to get to the container and second the mealworms wouldn't smell at all. Maybe you should try to put the mealworm container inside another container.cosmo1190 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pmnah,i don't have fridge on my dorm...so i just put them in a small plastic jar with small holes on top instead...AntsLuxembourg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:54 amThe question of whether or not this topic is in the right section, What does your container look like? Could you send a picture?
Where do you get your mealworms from? Do you keep your mealworms inside of a fridge?
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
container inside contaner...i will give it a try....thank you!AntsLuxembourg wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:33 amThen you should try and remove the mealworms that are dead. If you had a fridge the flies would first not be able to get to the container and second the mealworms wouldn't smell at all. Maybe you should try to put the mealworm container inside another container.cosmo1190 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pmnah,i don't have fridge on my dorm...so i just put them in a small plastic jar with small holes on top instead...AntsLuxembourg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:54 amThe question of whether or not this topic is in the right section, What does your container look like? Could you send a picture?
Where do you get your mealworms from? Do you keep your mealworms inside of a fridge?
For substrate I use sawdust that I got from working with some wood I have at home. But only from working with unmodified wood that came straight from some branch or tree.
and i think i will use oatmeal
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
As an update,i cleaned the container and put the mealworms on this jar with oatmeal as substrate,and it is feels kinda crowded or...i don't know.
please have a look
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please have a look
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what do ya'll think?is it ok?is it good?
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
They will be okay. Other ant keepers keep them togather as well. It wont be overcrowded.
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
It should be fine. When I buy a box with mealworms they usually come in much smaller containers and I guess they just try to stay warm as it's in there nature to search warmer temperaturs. In nature that would be deep under the ground where it's nice and warm. At least relative to what insects usually encounter in the wild.
They have enough space to move and are not all squeezed into one small container so it should be fine.
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
but how do you feed them though? some of them just stay on the bottom and won't come up.AntsLuxembourg wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:12 amIt should be fine. When I buy a box with mealworms they usually come in much smaller containers and I guess they just try to stay warm as it's in there nature to search warmer temperaturs. In nature that would be deep under the ground where it's nice and warm. At least relative to what insects usually encounter in the wild.
They have enough space to move and are not all squeezed into one small container so it should be fine.
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
Just place food on top of them, the ones at the bottom will come up eventually.cosmo1190 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:25 ambut how do you feed them though? some of them just stay on the bottom and won't come up.AntsLuxembourg wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:12 amIt should be fine. When I buy a box with mealworms they usually come in much smaller containers and I guess they just try to stay warm as it's in there nature to search warmer temperaturs. In nature that would be deep under the ground where it's nice and warm. At least relative to what insects usually encounter in the wild.
They have enough space to move and are not all squeezed into one small container so it should be fine.
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
I literally don't feed the mealworms. But if you feed them you can give them carrot slices. They don't make the container super moist. Btw since I keep my mealworm in the fridge they are basically always hibernating.
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Re: Maggots on mealworm container
Okay,thank's!
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