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Rolled Oats for mealworm bedding/gutload.

violentxuprising Nov 16, 2004 10:17 PM

hi, i finally remembered to pick up some rolled oats down at whole foods tonight. i got the kind called baby rolled oats, but they look pretty big (each piece), can mealworm actually indgest that stuff, or did i read something wrong somehwere, thanks.

-george

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milwaukeereptile Nov 16, 2004 10:27 PM

>>hi, i finally remembered to pick up some rolled oats down at whole foods tonight. i got the kind called baby rolled oats, but they look pretty big (each piece), can mealworm actually indgest that stuff, or did i read something wrong somehwere, thanks.
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>>-george

Assuming it's the stuff I'm thinking of, they should be able to just kind of chew threw it... they pretty much don't eat anything whole.
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raygat Nov 17, 2004 07:44 AM

When I first started keeping mealies, I had them in a styrofoam cooler. They ate through that so oats of any size are no problem.

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