Feeding The Worm?

[scorpz762]

Can anyone tell me what wax worms eat as I found a recipe on the net which was dry dog food, honey and water but they are not eating it.
I don't blame them!!

I know you can get bug food for meal worms but what else do they eat?
Any ideas.......

 

[Juliancito]

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Try to look in the " INSECTS AND OTHER INVERTABRATES " threads...there's some info that may be helpful.

 

[cacoseraph]

eat wax from bee hives, gain most of their nutrition from the detritus left in the wax from the bees.

i don't worry about feeding (or hydrating, come to think of it) the wax worms i buy. if you just leave them in the tub they come in, but not cooled they will metamorph in to their moth form w/o feeding them

i'm thinking a little water might not be a bad idea... but i dont' seem to have many die on me, regardless


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well, i mean, they all die eventually when they get fed out... but not many die wastefully

 

[scorpz762]

Thanks for that Juliancito I got some good info from there.
Thanks all for your help.

 

[webracer17g]

for my experience with using wax worms for fishing, all you really need to do is put them in the refigerator. they can last up to 1-2 months before going bad. however, if some do go bad, take them out immeadiately so the others dont go bad. (and by "going bad" i mean turning black and hardening.)

andrew

 

[Juliancito]

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Thanks for that Juliancito I got some good info from there.
Thanks all for your help.

Any time....It's good that you were able to find what you where looking for.
Good luck and have a nice wormbreeding...:razz: