Crap amount of mealworms...

[Cranwelli]

Has anyone else noticed an increase in price and a smaller amount of mealworms per tub in most shops now? Cheapest I knew of was £2.50 and now everywhere I go they suddenly charge £2.70 to £3.

I'm going to try ordering mealies online. How good are Live Foods Direct in terms of mealworm condition and amount?

[ipreferaflan]

I used to get my mealworms from livefoodsbypost.co.uk
I live a few miles away from them, so buy them from the shop. Don't know what their online delivery is like, but you usually get a lot of them!

[Molly75]

I ordered 5 kilo's off my trade supplier and got not far off mini mealies and now a lot of miffed lizards LOL

So they must be sending them to the shops smaller too only bonus if you go though kilos a month like here then they take longer to get to the pupa stage

Paula

[xautomaticflowersx]

One of my local reptile shops charges more for a tub of mealies than for a tub of crickets or locusts. I never really buy from shops if I can help it as it's just too bloody expensive.
For ages I got mine from livefoodsbypost using their multi-buy offers and found that there were plenty in the tub. My last order for livefood was from internetreptile.co.uk and again there were loads in the tub. Definitely get them online, much better value. Both livefoodsbypost and internetreptile.co.uk have excellent delivery times in my experience.

[Cranwelli]

I'll give them a try.

I was put off because the postage usually counters the cheap price of the tubs.

[tonkaz0]

Ive been using these for ages, their prices are not to bad and delivery is very quick.

http://www.mantisworld.org.uk/

[Dorkins]

Try these for really good quality mealies, also other types of worm feeds.

www.wormsdirect.co.uk

[Grond]

Breed your own. Cheap and easy!

[grumpyoldtrout]

Originally Posted by Grond

Breed your own. Cheap and easy!

Agreed, all you need is somewhere warm, a spare faunarium, some porridge oats, with the odd bit of wheatabix, and a very very small piece of carrot occasionally. Works for me.

Oh and they absolutely devoured a dried out slice of fruit bread.

[livefooduk]

Originally Posted by Cranwelli

Has anyone else noticed an increase in price and a smaller amount of mealworms per tub in most shops now? Cheapest I knew of was £2.50 and now everywhere I go they suddenly charge £2.70 to £3.

I'm going to try ordering mealies online...........

We give 60g per tub for £1.94 unfortunately by the time you have added postage the total is £3.34 but we are doing a multi-buy deal where you can get any 6 tubs for just £11.97 including VAT and delivery or 3 tubs for £7.58 including VAT and delivery