I go through a lot of mealworms, anywhere between 500 and 1,00 a day depending on the season. There's no way I'd have a life if I had to pick them out one by one! Several years ago I started using my son's sand strainer. He got it with a plastic bucket, shovel and a sandcastle mold. The nice thing is it fits over a 9.75" deli cup. I just sift out the food then pour it back in the sweaterbox then put the mealies back in the deli cup. I only have to pick out the few dead ones with chopsticks. If there are getting to be too many dead ones, then the blue tongue gets a feast and I get another 10K.
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Rick-Geckoland USA

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• Now that we're talking a lot about mealworms.. another question - All4Sky, Wed Feb 18 23:26:24 2004
• RE: Now that we're talking a lot about mealworms.. another question - roi3in, Wed Feb 18 23:36:25 2004
• Chopsticks - AgentOfLillith, Thu Feb 19 01:15:54 2004
• RE: Now that we're talking a lot about mealworms.. another question - Rick, Thu Feb 19 01:32:41 2004
• RE: Now that we're talking a lot about mealworms.. another question - all4sky, Thu Feb 19 02:21:33 2004
• I get mine from the 99 Cents Only Store! n/p - Rick, Thu Feb 19 08:22:42 2004
• simple - Fritz, Thu Feb 19 05:56:02 2004
• Yeah this is the same method I use! - Blazin, Thu Feb 19 11:03:10 2004
• RE: Now that we're talking a lot about mealworms.. another question - jananicole66, Thu Feb 19 09:20:18 2004
• Sifter works, but that potatoe idea is great too lol - RedQuake, Thu Feb 19 09:23:47 2004
• why not just use your fingers? - calgecko, Thu Feb 19 16:14:38 2004
• RE: why not just use your fingers? - lostkauze, Thu Feb 19 17:44:36 2004