Do superworms smell?

[JuniorC]

Ordered 100 small supers for my first time to add as a treat every now and then. I read you can keep them in what they come for substrate and container. Will this be fine and main question do superworms start to smell?

 

[cruz.m]

Ordered 100 small supers for my first time to add as a treat every now and then. I read you can keep them in what they come for substrate and container. Will this be fine and main question do superworms start to smell?

I’ve never used superworms, I’ve barely purchased some but if you go to YouTube and search Neptune the Chameleon she has a video on smelly bugs and bugs in general

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC3n4S2GRkOGfk2U8-xhaw6Q

 

[Fchamel]

I put oats in my superworms container and that seems to block out any sort of strong smell. Not enough to be absolutely sickening.

 

[Beman]

Keep them in what they came in and dry and no odor.

 

[ERKleRose]

They never really smelled to me. If the substrate gets wet or moldy (which both do smell), it should be replaced immediately, anyway

 

[JuniorC]

Keep them in what they came in and dry and no odor.

Great thanks and what about as far as feeding them?

 

[ERKleRose]

Great thanks and what about as far as feeding them?

I put one baby carrot in the container and replaced as needed. When I was going to feed them off, I placed the ones I‘d be using in a separate container with no substrate and good gutload overnight beforehand

 

[JuniorC]

I put one baby carrot in the container and replaced as needed. When I was going to feed them, I placed the ones I‘d be using in a separate container with no substrate and good gutload

That's what I was thinking of doing thank you

 

[coastal_chameleon]

they do produce a weird smell if you have lots of them , but its not as bad as crickets .

 

[Beman]

Great thanks and what about as far as feeding them?

I do not feed them lol. Oats need to stay dry or they mold. They live for weeks and weeks and weeks without issue

 

[nightanole]

You want them in a topless container with about an inch of media.

If you cover them, the oats will turn into oatmeal.

If you dont keep them dry, the media will get blue mold.

 

[Gingero]

 

[MissSkittles]

I had well over 100 supers in a shoebox style well ventilated container of the same bran they come in. I fed them various things...varied greens, bell pepper, carrot and some bug burger. No mold and no odor.

 

[Gingero]

Live superworms don't smell bad. But dead ones are awful ☠☠

 

[JuniorC]

I had well over 100 supers in a shoebox style well ventilated container of the same bran they come in. I fed them various things...varied greens, bell pepper, carrot and some bug burger. No mold and no odor.

I'm gonna try this thank you

 

[JuniorC]

Thanks everyone for the help. Supers just gross me out but want the variety in my chams diet lol

 

[MissSkittles]

Yes, I agree...they are pretty gross. Remind me of the sand worms in Beetlejuice for some reason. My beardie is a superworm junkie though and I have to give him his occasional ‘fix’.

 

[Ramrod]

I raise mine in open containers with wheat bran as a substrate. No need to feed or water as they eat the wheat bran. Keep them all together and they will last a looooong time. Separate and they will turn into beetles
They don't stink

 

[Kaizen]

Ordered 100 small supers for my first time to add as a treat every now and then. I read you can keep them in what they come for substrate and container. Will this be fine and main question do superworms start to smell?

I usually don’t like the substrate they come in, which is typically a bran product and high in phytic acid. I dump that substrate and replace it with alfalfa for rabbits. Add a carrot and you have an edible substrate that supplies all of their needs and keeps them hydrated. And no, only dead superworms stink.

 

[Fchamel]

The large supers are what get me... Good thing I only feed smalls now.