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i am trying to breed superworm, and i am successful at bringing the beatle from the worm stage....but noting else. i have the beatles on oat meal with a peice of potatoe for moisture. am i doing anything wrong? my beatles just wont breed!

crickets- no problem breeding these guys, the only thing is, many die by the time they become mature. if i hatched 1000 of them, maybe 150 will live. Is this normal?

thanks!

So far I haven't had a problem. Your beetles probably are breeding but it takes a while for the resulting worm to become visible..... It took several weeks before I saw results and now I've got so many superworms I'm not sure what to do with them all *L* every couple of weeks you want to move your adult beetles into a new drawer for them to lay more eggs.. sometimes the beetles and the larva will prey on the eggs... defeating the purpose of breeding them.

I used to keep the beetles on chick feed with carrots or potats for moisture. Keep warm 75 to 80 degrees. It takes a little bit to get them started but you got the hard part done getting beetles. Never messed with crix to much.
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