Does anyone breed their own superworms?

[Oski]

Hi, I have some superworms/Morioworms, that have turned into beetles.

I have read up on breeding them, and I thought I may try them,

The bit I am a bit confused on, is, when they are beetles what is the best thing for them to lay on? I have read that an old bit of tree bark? Would that be ok?

Thanks.

 

[laurie]

My beetles are on wheat bran with eggs crate (cardboard). I feed them carrots, greens and I get baby worms.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Hi, I have some superworms/Morioworms, that have turned into beetles.

I have read up on breeding them, and I thought I may try them,

The bit I am a bit confused on, is, when they are beetles what is the best thing for them to lay on? I have read that an old bit of tree bark? Would that be ok?

Thanks.

I keep the beetles in plastic containers, with bran and oats as the substrate, plus a leaf or two from an oak tree (fall dead brown leaves) or a small piece of tree bark (usually maple).

They do like punky rotted wood, horse dung, and such, but because the beetles lay eggs all over the show, and thus because I need to retain the bran medium and whatever else while subsequently the larva grow, I find it easier /cleaner not to use rotting wood or large pieces of anything.

 

[Oski]

Thanks, I will give it a go.

 

[kinyonga]

I have had them breed in my turtle cages for years now. There is a piece of rotting wood in there for them and they eat the same greens, veggies and fruit that the turtles eat. They've been self sustaining for years, so they must have what they need to complete the cycle.

 

[pssh]

Do you just go digging around in your turtle cages to get feeders out?

Oh yeah, I find it easier to sort out small wormies if the substrate is powdery rather than course or chunky. Blend a little bran and oats plus whatever else you want to gutload them with (that is dry) and use it as a medium. Throw some veggies down and BAM! Worms!

 

[dreamforthedead]

How long does it take to breed them? I'm thinking about given it ago. I managed to get crickets to breed once just by removing the females out the box i bought and putting them in another box with sand, got eggs and hatched a bit later.

 

[pssh]

I believe the whole life cycle is about 3 months at warm temperatures. Longer if it's room temp.

 

[kinyonga]

Pssh said..."Do you just go digging around in your turtle cages to get feeders out?"...no...that might take bacteria/etc. from the turtles to other critters. The turtles eat the worms but won't touch the bugs. It seems to stay pretty even...no build up of excess insects in the cage anyway.

 

[ChameleonRave]

ooo i am very interested in this thread! i hate spending $5 for 50 superworms every week and a half. >< how long does it take for them to turn into beetles?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Superworms are not to tough to start a colony and breed all be I have not bred them in a while. I normall buy my superworms just to save wasting extra time.

 

[pssh]

Buying is a lot easier. I wish they were like mealworms and would just turn into a colony without any extra help! That would be amazing!

 

[dreamforthedead]

Hmmm i think i might give it a try just for the fun of it.

 

[sandrachameleon]

They are easy to breed, and its nice to have a couple types of feeders on hand of your own, so that you're not totally reliant on suppliers and at the merci of shipping, weather, or whatever.

Links on how to raise superworms:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/can-i-breed-my-19747/
http://www.howtobreedsuperworms.com/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/bocajan/45-super-worm-breeding.html

 

[Oski]

They are easy to breed, and its nice to have a couple types of feeders on hand of your own, so that you're not totally reliant on suppliers and at the merci of shipping, weather, or whatever.

Links on how to raise superworms:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/can-i-breed-my-19747/
http://www.howtobreedsuperworms.com/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/bocajan/45-super-worm-breeding.html

Thanks all, and thanks for the links,

I will give it a go as well,

 

[Ricardo]

Hi,

i breed them aswell, and the doing fine, just need to get the right ammount of worms to start it!

Here is a link, i think its useful and explains it simple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex-jbQtClPM&feature=related