Where can i get mealworms ?

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Where can i get mealworms ?

Post: # 88749Post Tanks19
Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:48 pm

Hi, does anyone know where I could get some mealworms? I have Petco and a Petsmart close by, should I get some from one of those places?
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

Post: # 88757Post AM1C39
Tue Mar 08, 2022 7:41 am

If they sell mealworms you should get them.
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

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Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:09 pm

Tanks19 wrote:
Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:48 pm
Hi, does anyone know where I could get some mealworms? I have Petco and a Petsmart close by, should I get some from one of those places?
Flukes sells some, you would have to compare pricing. When I I buy from petco, they tell me not to feed the worms… then they die… I buy from a place called family reptile. Not sure if it is in LA
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

Post: # 88766Post Tanks19
Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:06 pm

sadly not
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

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Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:06 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:09 pm
Tanks19 wrote:
Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:48 pm
Hi, does anyone know where I could get some mealworms? I have Petco and a Petsmart close by, should I get some from one of those places?
Flukes sells some, you would have to compare pricing. When I I buy from petco, they tell me not to feed the worms… then they die… I buy from a place called family reptile. Not sure if it is in LA
Of course you "don't have to" feed them if you just throw them straight into the fridge at 6°C or whatever. They can easily handle it and they don't start smelling. If you feed them, throw in things like carrots. Vegetables that don't contain a lot of water which could spill and make a mess.

But I can assure you, mealworms can just stay in the fridge for most of their live until you throw them into the ant nest / setup for feeding purposes.
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

Post: # 88793Post SolenopsisKeeper
Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:17 pm

AntsLuxembourg wrote:
Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:06 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:09 pm
Tanks19 wrote:
Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:48 pm
Hi, does anyone know where I could get some mealworms? I have Petco and a Petsmart close by, should I get some from one of those places?
Flukes sells some, you would have to compare pricing. When I I buy from petco, they tell me not to feed the worms… then they die… I buy from a place called family reptile. Not sure if it is in LA
Of course you "don't have to" feed them if you just throw them straight into the fridge at 6°C or whatever. They can easily handle it and they don't start smelling. If you feed them, throw in things like carrots. Vegetables that don't contain a lot of water which could spill and make a mess.

But I can assure you, mealworms can just stay in the fridge for most of their live until you throw them into the ant nest / setup for feeding purposes.
I was referring to superworms, sorry, but my supplier also sells those. I think it is a great supplier for ant feeders in the US.
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Re: Where can i get mealworms ?

Post: # 88821Post Tanks19
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:28 pm

Thanks for all the help :D
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