Mealworm Beatles

[Shaunny]

So I had a number of mealworms left over and they are starting to turn into Beatles. I was wondering if its ok for them to have them as it seems a waste?

 

[wacky22jacki]

My cham used to love the Beatles !! I've heard from a lot of people that they are OK and that they also feed them to their chams

 

[Saldarya]

I do feed them. That being said, I do gut load them with my basic dry mix plus veggies as I would any other feeder.

 

[absolutbill]

Let them turn into beetles, and mate, and you will have a self-propagating source of mealworms. The same process works for superworms as well. I've never fed off the beetles, it just seems to be too much exo-skeleton for my comfort.

 

[Shaunny]

What do I just leave them in the tub and they will breed?

 

[bbprinting]

Thats what I do, just always leave them in the same plastic bin as the worms and they just self-propagate.

 

[sandrachameleon]

yes, feed off the beetles
or as suggested, start your own mealworm colony:
http://chameleonnews.com/03OctWells.html
http://www.sialis.org/raisingmealworms.htm
http://www.javafinch.co.uk/feed/live/live.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/443-superworm-substrate-gutload-one.html