So I had a container of mealworms from PetSmart. I needed to go out of town for a while and didn't want the mealworms to die in the fridge, as they were already old. So I threw the container in the freezer, planning to feed off the mealworms (thawed) at a later date. The worms have been in the freezer for about a month. I fed off all the dead worms, and today I found one ALIVE!
This is how it played out . . . I took the container out of the freezer (not fridge, freezer!) and let it thaw out on the counter for a few minutes. Then I pulled out the remaining 7 frozen mealworms and one was moving. It's alive, and crawling. It's legs and body move . . .
I am a long time invert keeper. Been keeping bugs for over 15 years. I've never had anything like this happen before. To be honest, I'm a little freaked out.
Has this ever happened to anyone before? I don't know what to do with this worm now. Feed it off? Put it back in the freezer? Raise it up?
I'm so confused, amazed, and freaked out. Aren't mealworms tropical insects?!?
Anyway, I'm just going to ramble on, so please send some replies.
This is how it played out . . . I took the container out of the freezer (not fridge, freezer!) and let it thaw out on the counter for a few minutes. Then I pulled out the remaining 7 frozen mealworms and one was moving. It's alive, and crawling. It's legs and body move . . .
I am a long time invert keeper. Been keeping bugs for over 15 years. I've never had anything like this happen before. To be honest, I'm a little freaked out.
Has this ever happened to anyone before? I don't know what to do with this worm now. Feed it off? Put it back in the freezer? Raise it up?
I'm so confused, amazed, and freaked out. Aren't mealworms tropical insects?!?
Anyway, I'm just going to ramble on, so please send some replies.