Im Having A Go @ Breeding Waxworms & Mealworms.

[zoe6660]

At The MO:
Mealworms i got some adults already turning into the aliens i got about 30+ aliens they starting to go brown once they turn into beetles im goign to put them in my empty fish tank and have weetabix as beding and feeding fresh dog biscuits and greens. ill keep you up dated once they turn and if they work out.

Waxworms:
i started this today i got some good websites but i followed this one...Breeding Waxworms
i follow how to do that i got some waxworms in cacoons and about 30+ alive and eatting so ill keep you up dated i hope this week ill also get pictures when i got time.

i have bred crickets and having a go soon when im back from hoildays.

[zoe6660]

Waxworm Update:
ive notice this morning more waxworms are into cocoons so thats a good sign.

[Morphene]

Good luck; I followed the same website & so far after 6 or maybe 7 weeks from the moths emerging, I have nothing ! lol.

I had about 50 moths in 2 containers, so 100 total = NOTHING !

empty cocoons & dead moths with uneaten honey & weetabix mixture.....

I'll give it another couple of weeks & I think I'll call it a failure.

[zoe6660]

i wouldnt give up try another website it take a long time over a month it sed, just wait for that for anoth 2+weeks and start a new one did u get the mix right?

Update on mealworms i got my 1st beetle so i should have more tonight and 2morrow.

[Morphene]

Had a look in the containers today & loads of little white worms inside. They're down the sides of the substrate rather than on top. They've prob been there a whil as I've been looking on top of the food substrate, it was by accident I noticed them. At least I know it's worked lol.

[gavlp20]

I breed wax worms myself it is so easy i but 20-30 waxworms in one batch and end up with about 1000-3000 worms in about 2-3 months make sure you but lots of bixandhoney in cause they munch it
gav

[luke123]

if the aliens are turning brown there dead

[daz30347]

not nessecarily, they turn abit darker before they hatch, then hatch, and go black, but sometimes they go dark brown, which means they are "brown bread"

[LouiseK]

I have successfully bred both mealworms and waxworms, but it was too much like hard work.

With the mealworms, i had loads of beetles, loads of eggs, loads of babies - About 6 week later the mealworms were still only about 7mm long... they grow soooooooo slowly, you need to be breeding HUGE amounts and have several tubs at different stages to have a decent supply.

With the waxworms, i had loads of moths, loads of eggs, loads of babies - I had so many babies i didn't know what to do with them all and they didn't all hatch at once so i had large worms mixed with pin point worms, but needed to change the substrate - moths were flying everywhere and you can't separate the small worms out, but they need new substrate so they all start dying...

Unless you have walls full of vivs and can do it on a large scale... i'd suggest not bothering. I'd rather pay the £5 every couple of week.

[Morphene]

So when the tiny babies appear, how long until they are big enough to use as food ?