Breeding Mealworms

Slavkleos

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Worms
Food
Moisture food (carrot)
Cover (for some reason)
Is there anything else I need?

I haven't been able to breed superworms or crickets, the temperature peaks around the mid 20s because it's winter. I don't want the mealworms to be the same.
 

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I didn't know this until I saw it in action, but I read that superworms won't breed if kept together (maybe it's just large numbers). I've been having luck by separating single supers and then pairing them up after they become beetles. I keep one female with one male, give them about a week together and then move them into something new so babies don't get eaten. When I do this I also swap out the males for genetic diversity (not sure that helps any but it definitely doesn't hurt).
 

Ultum4Spiderz

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I didn't know this until I saw it in action, but I read that superworms won't breed if kept together (maybe it's just large numbers). I've been having luck by separating single supers and then pairing them up after they become beetles. I keep one female with one male, give them about a week together and then move them into something new so babies don't get eaten. When I do this I also swap out the males for genetic diversity (not sure that helps any but it definitely doesn't hurt).
I waited too long to separate they hatched so I’m stuck with worms and beetles in one tank . beetles act strange it’s like they are burrowing and crowding certain spots . I feed them veggies or fruit. Every few days .
This is for MEALworms not SUPERworms.
there the easiest to breed I got a long thread trying to figure them out but there’s probably care sheets on here too.
 
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