Re: Mealworm keeping

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 05:02:49 GMT, Suzie-Q <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:


>> 
>> Good idea.  Thanks.  I will try that.
>
>I should have asked you if you know that mealworms can be
>stored in the refrigerator. You can keep them in a container
>with a couple of air holes. You have to put some food in with
>them. Wheat germ, I think. It's been awhile since I had my
>batch of mealworms and I've forgotten the instructions that
>came with them.
>
>I also don't remember how long they'll live in there.
>
>8^)~~~        Sue       (remove the x to e-mail)
>~~~~~~

I buy them as 50-count in a plastic container with holes in the lid.
The inside filler looks like oat flakes.  It is not like wheat germ.
I add a little water once and awhile and do keep them in the fridge.
They keep about two months, then turn black and hard--dead.

Since I only have four widows and one tarantula, 50 worms go longer
than the spiders can eat.  I'll give them to the birds.

Gary Gaugler, Ph.D.
Microtechnics, Inc.
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916.791.8191
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