Superworms No - Beetles Yes

[GDUB]

I have shared member's frustrations with trying to feed their T's so-called superworms, only to see them instantly bury themselves in the substrate. I usually managed to fish them out, but inevitably would miss a couple. To my surprise, the adult beetles magically appeared in the enclosure, slowly lumbering around. The pupae had also stayed underground. My juvenile A. geniclulata ignored them (was in premolt), so I fed them to my one-inch G. pulchra and pulchripes slings, which gobbled them up. Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[Arachnophoric]

Good way to end up with a dead T. I don't give supers an opportunity to burrow - I crush their heads before feeding them to my Ts. If the T doesn't grab it and it SOMEHOW manages to burrow, it'll be unable to harm my T and die. If it doesn't burrow and the T still doesn't eat it, then I give it to another T.

With your geniculata in premolt, I'd do a thorough check for worms/beetles, or even just rehouse your T to be safe. A molting T is prime food opportunity for a hungry superworm or beetle.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I have shared member's frustrations with trying to feed their T's so-called superworms, only to see them instantly bury themselves in the substrate. I usually managed to fish them out, but inevitably would miss a couple. To my surprise, the adult beetles magically appeared in the enclosure, slowly lumbering around. The pupae had also stayed underground. My juvenile A. geniclulata ignored them (was in premolt), so I fed them to my one-inch G. pulchra and pulchripes slings, which gobbled them up. Has anyone else had this experience?

I breed superworms for feeders. Are you sure it’s superworm beetles there usually about an inch long and they are solid my slings struggle to puncture a bean weavil never mind a darkling beetle

 

[Lorgakor]

I have had expensive tarantulas eaten by mealworms. Lesson learned the hard way when it eats your P. miranda slings. Always crush heads of mealworms and superworms. If you don't, fish them out right away.

 

[Goopyguy56]

Yeah I had one burry itself and a black Beatle magically emerges a month later. Learned to crush the head slightly after that. My t didn't seem interested in the Beatle.

 

[CommanderBacon]

Fortunately, I haven't had issues with my Ts not eating superworms and turning into beetles, because all my spiders ate them immediately, but I do crush the heads now. Same with my mealworms and crickets when feeding my slings or any spiders close to molt.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

Yeah I had one burry itself and a black Beatle magically emerges a month later. Learned to crush the head slightly after that. My t didn't seem interested in the Beatle.

Was the Beatle Paul Mcartney Or Ringo Starr? Beatle fans can be pretty picky... Most are sort of "meh" on George Harrison.

 

[Pyroxian]

Was the Beatle Paul Mcartney Or Ringo Starr? Beatle fans can be pretty picky... Most are sort of "meh" on George Harrison.

I mean... Paul and Ringo are white, so unless one of them was being very racially insensitive and wearing blackface, I don't think it was either of them.

 

[darkness975]

Crush the heads of meal worms and super worms.

 

[Goopyguy56]

Was the Beatle Paul Mcartney Or Ringo Starr? Beatle fans can be pretty picky... Most are sort of "meh" on George Harrison.

it was Lennon back from the dead.

 

[MainMann]

Do mealies/supers need to eat before pupating and turning into beetles? If so, how do they obtain the food when they're buried in the sub?

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Do mealies/supers need to eat before pupating and turning into beetles? If so, how do they obtain the food when they're buried in the sub?

Mealworms I’m sure go through a set amount of moults before pupating where as superworms can be separated and basically forced to pupate otherwise they do just pupate on there own but I’d guess that takes some time as forcing them to do it start to finish can be months

 

[CommanderBacon]

Mealworms I’m sure go through a set amount of moults before pupating where as superworms can be separated and basically forced to pupate otherwise they do just pupate on there own but I’d guess that takes some time as forcing them to do it start to finish can be months

Legit. I am trying to force seven morio worms to pupate and one is a pupa. Just one. It has been like that for a week.

The rest of them are little C's.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Legit. I am trying to force seven morio worms to pupate and one is a pupa. Just one. It has been like that for a week.

The rest of them are little C's.

4 weeks and 2 days they have been in here

 

[CommanderBacon]

4 weeks and 2 days they have been in here View attachment 321800

That is extremely demoralizing. Consider my expectations reset! XD