Mealworms on coco coir?

[Mauro20]

Has anyone here tried this sort of setup? Sounds like it would be less prone to mold and mites.

Also think it is interesting how he says he didn't separate the life stages, almost all guides I've read say you should do it. Is production really all that different that way?

 

[CritterFriendly]

I'd like to know thoughts on this as well, I have been planning on making a little meal worm farm for feeders.

 

[Hisserdude]

I've reared mealworms on coco coir, works just fine and was WAY better than dealing with enormous grain mite infestations that often arise from using a food based substrate...

EDIT: lol he mentions me in the video actually.

 

[StampFan]

Has anyone here tried this sort of setup? Sounds like it would be less prone to mold and mites.

Also think it is interesting how he says he didn't separate the life stages, almost all guides I've read say you should do it. Is production really all that different that way?

The video was made by @Aquarimax and he posts plenty of useful info here, if you have any questions you can probably get an answer from him in this thread, and might be helpful for others.

 

[Wayfarin]

I've tried using coconut fiber substrate to breed mealworms, and it worked.
And I still got mites, and a terrible infestation for that matter.
However, I was misting it with water to create a more humid environment.
They appreciate the additional humidity when breeding, but I recommend never misting mealworm colonies and just letting the worms get their water from their food. Mealworms can survive more arid habitats than mites.
Having buffalo worms mixed in the colony to eat the dead insects might have helped, although they probably also would have eaten some of the eggs.