My guide to breeding waxworms (with pics!)

[Frilled13]

Thanks dude, this is seriously helpful stuff, i could never get it right before.

[Frilled13]

someone should sticky this.

[Sambee]

UPDATE

Ok so I decided to move the tub into my leo's viv on the hot side and I've covered the tub with a fake plant so my leo can't see them.

I thought I'd check on the waxies today and to my surprise, I found 2 moths!

Here are the pics





Woo hoo!

EDIT: And I just realised I started the culture exactly a month ago! How strange!

[Brat]

I did his about a year ago... A much larger jar will be needed though.
I used corrugated card as the waxies liked to go in the little holes. I had hundreds of waxies in the tub, but they're so so tiny when first hatched and are little escape artists so I put the tub in a bigger tub of water to drown any escapees.

[Pliskens_Chains]

this thread has been great.
i started one after reading this and i also have 2 moths and some crysalis', whether anything will come from it i dont know but its a start.
thanks.

[Brat]

Here are a few pics of my old colony..












And a few I picked out to show size...

[ladybird]

Bump! Why isn't this stickied?

[Barney_M]

i forgot about a tub of waxworms i bought and no i have all moths with no effort whatsoever! haha

[Vase]

I noticed glycerine in the ingriedients list. What's that used for?

[JotnJosie]

great advice this would be a brilliant sticky