Unlike mealworms, Superworms have to be seperated into individual compartments to morph into beetles. It takes a long time for them to do so. I use one of those fishing tackle boxes with all the compartments to hold stuff.. Melt small ventilation holes over each compartment and place one superworm in each.. store in a dark area and voila.. beetles after awhile. No substrate or moisture in with them while they're pupating.
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To Josh06 about the supers.
Lucien
Jul 03, 2003 10:46 AM
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Josh06
Jul 03, 2003 11:54 AM
Thx, but I havent seen any beetles in my super containers, but I still get babies. I always find the little tiny supers in there and then take them out, so I figure there must be a beetle in there. So, I go and look for one, but there definantly aren't any in there. I havent even found the the ones where they are morphing from the worm to the beetle, like you can see in mealies.
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Lucien
Jul 03, 2003 06:22 PM
You will if you seperate them. What could be happening is eggs got into the shipment of Supers you got... and are now hatching and growing. They take a long time usually to grow... The immature Superworms cannot breed.. they HAVE to go through pupation before they can breed. So unless you have at least 2 or 3 beetles in there, you wouldn't be getting eggs from any of the larvae
