How To Breed: Waxworms

[hermit crab kid]

i have now 6 cocoons!

[dannyj]

i have loads and loads of little wrigglers - they are so small though how long until they grow and i can harvest???

[hermit crab kid]

now all are cocoons!

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by dannyj

i have loads and loads of little wrigglers - they are so small though how long until they grow and i can harvest???

if you keep them warm a few weeks. they will be really big aswell if you use heat

[dannyj]

they are ontop of the combi boiler, tuba always feels warm when i have a peep, so another 3 week or so?

[luke86]

will they be allright in the dark and at a cool temp as the only place i can keep them is in the loft thnx

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by dannyj

they are ontop of the combi boiler, tuba always feels warm when i have a peep, so another 3 week or so?

yeah, they roughly double in size each week for me

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by luke86

will they be allright in the dark and at a cool temp as the only place i can keep them is in the loft thnx

yh but they will take longer to grow and they proberly wont be as big as if you heated them

[SDG]

I did this with oats and honey, it hardened up really nicely and I've got loads of moths - only thing is all of my animals have decided to completely go off their waxies!! now what am I going to do with all the babies lol!!

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by SDG

I did this with oats and honey, it hardened up really nicely and I've got loads of moths - only thing is all of my animals have decided to completely go off their waxies!! now what am I going to do with all the babies lol!!

lol that is a problem cause there will be loads XD