Should I get mealworms or millipedes?

[OnionBeYummy]

I am thinking about purchasing a pet invertebrate, and my top two picks are mealworms and millipedes. I am wondering what is better. I want something fun but not too hard and won't die on me. I also have a pretty limited amount of money. The species of millipede I was thinking about is Chicobolus spinigerus, although if there are better species, please let me know.

Thanks.

 

[TheraMygale]

I am loving my mealworms. They are like pet Dune worms. If you get atleast 500, which shouldnt cost much, you should see some results within 3 months.

they are really fun and easy to maintain. Im not doing a big scale thing yet. Just started with 50, to see if i could keep them alive. Today, i saw many of them with tops and ends just sticking out.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I am loving my mealworms. They are like pet Dune worms. If you get atleast 500, which shouldnt cost much, you should see some results within 3 months.

they are really fun and easy to maintain. Im not doing a big scale thing yet. Just started with 50, to see if i could keep them alive. Today, i saw many of them with tops and ends just sticking out.

What do you feed them ? Mine got on grain now I got mites downstairs in my dubia tub.

I am thinking about purchasing a pet invertebrate, and my top two picks are mealworms and millipedes. I am wondering what is better. I want something fun but not too hard and won't die on me. I also have a pretty limited amount of money. The species of millipede I was thinking about is Chicobolus spinigerus, although if there are better species, please let me know.

Thanks.

Mealworms are super easy but don’t start out with too many you might get swamped I got a few hundred.
millipedes are more maintenance but pretty cool too . It’s a toss up.

 

[TheraMygale]

What do you feed them ? Mine got on grain now I got mites downstairs in my dubia tub.

Mealworms are super easy but don’t start out with too many you might get swamped I got a few hundred.
millipedes are more maintenance but pretty cool too . It’s a toss up.

With any feeder, the keys are respect and dryness.

I keep my worms in wheat bran and cornmeal. I dump a pinch of quick oat flakes.

I put a few carrots.

Yesterday i gave them some organic spinach to see how that goes.

I have two cut toilet paper roll halves in there.

I do get a dead one everyday. But im
Choosing to accept that.

They are good to me: the dead are brought up.

I will also add soybean flour when i gwt a hand on the organic stuff. Just for fun.

I am getting good results i think. “I THINK”. I am still studying them.

I need to add, i spend a lot of time on my feeders. I dont have many tarantulas and i want to monitor mites. So i spend a lot if time cleaning my crickets and worms. I treat them like my tarantulas.

 

[Brewser]

Double Up, Double Trouble...
What I'm trying to say is get Both.
U no U wand 2

 

[TheraMygale]

i got my first pupa!!! Its so exciting.

actualy, its two now

 

[Myrlina]

I've recently been breeding mealworms as feeders. It was really interesting seeing them go through the first reproductive cycle, but after that got a bit boring. I have enjoyed keeping millipedes, mixing the substrate and setting up a pretty tank for them was fun and you can watch them exploring and eating. Unfortunately most for sale are wild caught, and I prefer to buy only captive bred inverts.

Aquarimax Pets on YouTube has some good videos on millipedes and inverts in general.

 

[kingshockey]

get meal worms once they explode in numbers you can use the extra ones for pan fish bait