There are many reasons why someone would raise mealworms, either to cut the cost of buying them, exspecially in large quantities, or to be indipendent from the local pet store availability, or maybe to have access to different size so small lizards or baby frogs happetites can be satisfied, and why not, just as an interesting school project. Raising mealworms is a very easy process and requires very little care.

The main things necessary to star a small colony are summarized in the following:

1. • Some mealworms!
2. • Three medium plastic containers, either opaque or transparent with or without lid.
3. • Wheat flour,bran, oatmeal, corn flour, cats dry food and/or fish flakes.
4. • Dry brewer’s east and powdered milk.
5. • Potatos, apples, carrots.
6. • A dark, quiet and worm … (more…)
   
   
   Monday May 15th 2006, 5:58 pm Under: Camole