Breeding Superworms - I need an expert...

[Andee]

Technically they will cannibalize their young, they can't live together for prolonged periods of time and when the babies are born they are absolutely TINY. They will need to be sifted out within a week of being born if you don't have a way they fall through. Adult beetles will be less likely to cannibalize if you provide a constant source of MOISTURE, not food. They need moisture. But moisture should be in the form of a veggies/etc. Mold will kill young, I am not sure about mites, it depends on the mites you had. If they were purely grain mites, you have nothing to worry about, but if they weren't then they likely ate the babies as well. You need really good ventilation. They do better closer to 80 degrees, most people keep them at 78-80 degrees F. If you have to sift the eggs out you should use a very fine bedding for them and not course oats.

What do you keep them in that they got mold so quickly? Are you changing the veggies every day?

 

[Nursemaia]

What you doing on youtube?

Looking up superworm breeding.

 

[Virgil1972]

Looking up superworm breeding.

Oh. I like watching Kamp Kenen on youtube.

 

[Ilike4hornedchams]

Already killed all the mites months ago and threw out all the oatmeal in that bin that had the mold so this is my third attempt and I hope to get some success this time! I Just made the change to my containers so that there is a way eggs and babies can dig down to fall into the container below. Safe from the cannibals... Ill post pics if I get success guys thanks for all the advice!

Oh one last question everyone, how long are the beetles supposed to live? Mine are like 3 months old now! (Occasionally getting new ones but most have gotta be 3 months only now! Surprising)

 

[kinyonga]

I "accidentally" bred superworms in my turtle/tortoise cages. I guess all that they needed to reproduce was in the cages....piece of rotting wood....moist soil...fresh veggies that were really meant for the turtles/tortoises. I never had mites in there either. I used to have to go through the cages once in a while because there would be more superworms in there than the turtles/tortoises could eat. The rotting wood sitting on the not too moist soil I think is part of the secret.