How to Breed my own feeders worms
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SaintJimmy
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He was just being rude.
Obviously anyone can google how to breed feeders, but this guy wants personal advice, not a vague article.
I hope you get some advice soon.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hi
You will find lots of info about feeders, including how to breed many of them, here:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
Mealworms are not an ideal feeder prey choice, but they are super easy to breed if you just want to be sure you always have something on hand incase better options arent available. Better would be superworms, also very easy. Cockroaches are another easy option. SIlkworms arent too hard, but are more time consuming that mealworms or superworms and not usually what people try for their first bug breeding experience.
SaintJimmy
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I'm just saying this is a place where people ask questions so others can answer them, not so they can be told "go google it".
They asked here for a specific reason..
I also agree with the other user. Mealworms aren't all that good of a feeder I've heard.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Im sure you werent. And in this case there is indeed good info on the web for mealworm breeding.
That said, google is not a reliable source generally when it comes to chameleon related questions, so its good for people to fact check and get info here. In terms of searching for cham stuff, the search tool on this forum is probably better than google. And failing that, asking in a thread is totally appropriate.
I would actually want to learn to make a link like that if u care to share? ok so on how to breed meal worms.. you first get the actual meal worms.. put them in bran or oatmeal or a mix do not refrigerate. Leave them at room temperature. They will form pupae.. then the pupae will form beetles..the beetles will reproduce. What the beetles reproduce is almost invisible It takes time for them to grow. They need to be fed and ideally separated from the beetles. This can be achieved by having a strainer under the beetle bin so the eggs fall through and grow until they r visible.. then u can decide how big u want to feed depending on the animal you are feeding. You can look up different setups to see which would work best for u. Also the link above may have info on time frames as far as how long the transformations take, ideal food to offer and cleaning routine. Its simple enough to do but sadly not as staple for chameleons. If u have other lizards or other animals that eat meal worms then it would be good coz they do produce a lot. Hope that helps some. The meal worms need to be fed as do the beetles but not the pupae. Happy breeding.
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