breeding superworms

[mightyzug]

how many should i pupate for a new breeder colony? or how many can i expect to get back from breeding them? how long does the whole thing take from separation to new worms? it would be nice to be self sufficient or at least close

 

[Tygerr]

Read this: http://www.justskunks.com/page/909663
and this: http://www.iaherp.org/superworms/index.html

Dr. Gecko says (http://www.drgecko.com/superworms/breeding.htm):

If you want to start breeding your own superworms, we suggest you start with a culture of approximately 100 worms to get a good start at it. We keep our feeding colony separate from our breeding colony just to make sure we are not dipping into our food reserves.

As discussed earlier, the worms will turn into pupae (those little alien-like creatures). These pupae after approximately 10 to 15 days, they will emerge as beetles. It is these beetles that will breed and lay the eggs. The beetles start to mate and lay eggs within several days (roughly 1 week) of pupating and will continue to do so for approximately 4 months (after which they die).