Gutloading superworms

[kayladye59]

Hey guys! I’m new to all of this, but I have done my research and I just want to make sure I’m doing all of this correctly. I went to gut load my bugs last night and I had two super worms in a container with a ice cube gut load I had made full of mustard greens, kale, papaya, orange, carrots, and apple and I woke up this morning and both super worms are dead? What am I doing wrong?

 

[jamest0o0]

Did you drown them? Was there too much liquid?

 

[kayladye59]

Yes totally think i did. I literally thought that right after posting.. my crickets did great but i also put a piece of paper towel in there.

 

[MissSkittles]

When I feed my superworms or any which live in the wheat bran stuff, I give only drier foods, like slices of squash or carrot. Bug burger is a great option too, but make sure to only give a small enough amount that they can eat quickly.

 

[jamest0o0]

adding some paper towel or something to absorb some moisture helps too

 

[kayladye59]

When I feed my superworms or any which live in the wheat bran stuff, I give only drier foods, like slices of squash or carrot. Bug burger is a great option too, but make sure to only give a small enough amount that they can eat quickly.

Thank you so much

 

[nightanole]

My dude, them supers drown if there is even the thinnest amount of water on the floor. The surface tension of the water coats them and then its GG.

Plus you cant even gut load them much. The difference in weight between a starved super and one that just had a feast, is 10%. They are not the glorious crickets and dubia that can be up to 40% gutload by weight.

 

[kayladye59]

I’m learning more every second. Thank you

 

[kayladye59]

I made another post with my enclosure and I was really hoping some of you would give me any pointers

 

[jamest0o0]

My dude, them supers drown if there is even the thinnest amount of water on the floor. The surface tension of the water coats them and then its GG.

Plus you cant even gut load them much. The difference in weight between a starved super and one that just had a feast, is 10%. They are not the glorious crickets and dubia that can be up to 40% gutload by weight.

Something to consider is that their nutritional content is increased overall by a good variety of gutload. So still a good idea to try and feed them gut loads. Granted who knows how much it really matters lol

 

[nightanole]

Something to consider is that their nutritional content is increased overall by a good variety of gutload. So still a good idea to try and feed them gut loads. Granted who knows how much it really matters lol

Oh yea, i try to feed each of my feeders a different gutload. So the supers would get the left over carrots and the dubia would get the left over leafy greens.