10/10/2023 0 Comments Download breeding superwormsThe worms will pupate, and become beetles.? Here is a picture of a beetle. The worms will first go through the pupae stage. The worms will not breed in the worm stage. Room temperature in a heated house is fine for keeping the worms, but they need 70 degrees and up to breed. Anyway, keep them with something to drink. Can you imagine that? You're on a train, and the guy next to you gets thirsty, so he bites into you and sucks the moisture from your body. The worms drink from the slices, and the bedding stays dry.ĬAUTION: The worms will devour each other if they do not have moisture for drinking. We have found that if we use potato, and/or apple slices that we have had the best result. The fermentation will create a nice home for bacteria, and this will kill the worms. The worms need the water, but too much water will get into the bedding, and the bedding will ferment. The worms will eat the bedding, but do require a great deal of moisture for drinking. Place the worms on the bedding, and they will quickly disappear. The bedding mix should be placed on the bottom of the bin. A ten gallon bin will hold three hundred worms nicely. For the small hobbyist a Rubbermaid container will work well. Once you have found the bedding you will need a container. We do not do that.? We believe that the yeast does put on size quickly, but that the worms are not as healthy as they are when we grow them out naturally at their own pace. Some commercial growers also use brewers yeast so that the worms will put on size quickly. This mix in bedding makes the worms grow large. We also use some chicken egg layer mash ( common poultry mash) as an additive in the bedding. We have found that wheat bran bedding works best. Many people ask me how to breed this worm. Superworms do not require refrigeration, AND SHOULD NOT BE REFRIGERATED! Refrigeration will kill the Superworm. They take much longer to pupate than the mealworm. Superworms are used for feeding reptiles, birds, and for bait. The Super worm is also known by another common name, Kingworm. The scientific name for the Superworm is zophobas morio.
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