How To Breed: Waxworms

[tomsam]

we give this ago for the first time and it worked we now have the most tiniest little white things wiggling around in the tub it is so cool never thought i would be so excited.

[lizzard boy13]

My moths have bred and some of them have died but the honey and weetabix stuff has this sort of fluff stuff on it?
what is it and what should i do about it?
Also, when the moths die do you have to chaange the weetabix or add more fresh stuff???
thanks everyone

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by lizzard boy13

My moths have bred and some of them have died but the honey and weetabix stuff has this sort of fluff stuff on it?
what is it and what should i do about it?
Also, when the moths die do you have to chaange the weetabix or add more fresh stuff???
thanks everyone

um, the fluff is most likely mould, i sometimes have this problem if the weetabix is to wet... um... you should (if you have any babies yet) transfer them to another tub and make a new batch of the culture... try and get as least amount of the old ulture as posable to stop mould growing again...


hope this helps, sorry to anyone who has had questions i havent been online for a while.

[smithyUK88]

only had mine set up for about 2-3 weeks and ive already got 3 moths woohooo

[fatlad69]

To really get the cultures going add grated bees wax on top of the mixture. If you cannot be arsed to make the mixture you can get culture mixture from Dartfrog - Everything for the Amphibian Keeper

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by fatlad69

To really get the cultures going add grated bees wax on top of the mixture. If you cannot be arsed to make the mixture you can get culture mixture from Dartfrog - Everything for the Amphibian Keeper

yes ive heard that acctual bees wax helps them on there way, i think its what they naturaly eat in the wild due to them living in bees nests because its nice an warm and has plenty of food. also if you buy these cultures from online shops or your loocal reptile shop they can be very expensive ( for what it it) my recipie is the simplest kind that, if done correctly, can give tremenndus results.

[babymarley]

I hope my first tub works alright, i made sure the mixture wasnt to sticky or wet and put about 30 waxworms in. Only just done it so shell have to wait awhile i supose, but thanks for the post mate its going to save me alot of cash.

[smithyUK88]

woohooo checked on my jar today and ive now got hundreds of little baby waxworms, some slightly bigger. They are so lively compared to ones you buy in shops!

[Whosthedaddy]

Started mine off today, the tub that I bought a month ago is only missing one or 2 tops as the Bosc just doesn't eat them? A moth fluttering about may be better, so thats what I'll be aiming for.

Chucked the waxies onto the sweetened substrate, a corrgated cardboard A placed over them and an breathable top to secure. Only minutes later the worms had covered the cardboard inside and out rather than trying to burrow so heres hoping?

[mad baboon]

Originally Posted by smithyUK88

woohooo checked on my jar today and ive now got hundreds of little baby waxworms, some slightly bigger. They are so lively compared to ones you buy in shops!

im glad you found this tutorial sucessful