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I had 800-1000 mealies in a tub and now have at least a 100 beetles. I moved all the pupay and beetles into a new tub. Th e old tub is still not showing any signs of new mealies. Why might this be? Thank you BRYAN

what I learned is that the worms go into 1 bin once they pupae they go into another bin and once the turn to beetles then transfered to another bin. The beetles will mate and die but it will be some time before you are able to see the baby mealies like a month or 2. I believe that covers it if not someone will fill you in.

I’ve found that you can keep the beetles alive for quite some time if you feed them well and daily. If I miss a day, or don’t remove uneaten moist food, its seams like a lot more beetles die. Hope this helps,

DaveCable

>>what I learned is that the worms go into 1 bin once they pupae they go into another bin and once the turn to beetles then transfered to another bin. The beetles will mate and die but it will be some time before you are able to see the baby mealies like a month or 2. I believe that covers it if not someone will fill you in.

I’d imagine the eggs or tiny mealworms were eaten buy the full sized ones if I understand your question correctly. Leave the 100 beetles in their breeding container for about a month, then take them out and put them in a different container, it’s important to put fresh potato/carrot/apple in the this container daily to feed the baby mealies. It take afew weeks to a month before you can see the little ones. I still haven’t gotten the process down 100% myself, but this is what I’ve had the best results with, let us know how it goes, and good luck!

DaveCable

The worms will probably hatch soon, if they haven't already, but it takes a while for them to reach a size that makes them visible to the naked eye. I generally started to see mine after a month of introducing beetles into a tub, but sometimes sooner depending on the temps, and what I fed them.

-Lemur 6