Meal Worm Care and Breeding
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- In this highly requested video, we will teach you step by step how to start your own meal worm colony. This tutorial will cover caging, substrate, food, and more. We will also show you how to tell what size meal worms your bearded dragon should be eating. Buy Insect Buffet: www.ebay.com/i...
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Thank you so much for all your great videos. My daughter moved out and left my grad dragon behind. Having no idea how to car for him I started asking questions at the pet shop I was getting worms. However, once I started looking online I found that not only were they wrong but my daughter was not taking care of him properly either because she was going by what they told her. Then I found your videos. Thanks to you and your daughter my grand dragon is much happier and healthier. I plan on starting to breed worms for him as well.
Many people have heard NOT to use meal worms as food for dragons. They were once told by a friend, who had a friend who had a friend who heard of this guy that had a bearded dragon and it died. And even though there was no qualified vet that performed a necropsy to determine the exact cause of death, it HAD TO BE the meal worm that he fed it the year before last. Therefore, meal worms are BAD.
We have been using meal worms as a part of our bearded dragon diets for over 20 years. We have dragons that were raised on meal worms that are older than many of the people saying you can't feed meal worms to dragons.
That said. It is important to vary your diet and DO NOT USE meal worms or any other food exclusively. Variety is the spice of life, for us and for our pets.
For those that do not wish to BREED meal worms but would like to use them as feeders, one benefit is that they will store for longer periods of time than crickets, and can be refrigerated causing them to go dormant. Simply take them out once a week for a couple of hours and allow them to eat some potato slices to maintain their moisture. After a short while of eating the potato, simply place them back in the refrigerator for storage.
Lol very true.
Almost every story I have heard about mill worms sounds like what you said
Hey can I ask if I can use tissue paper as bedding for it (shredded tissue paper) as I want to feed them to my arowana
Can you make a video of you guys cleaning out the tub of mealworms
How do you cope with humidity in your meal worm bins? I got grain mites a few times I had attempted to farm them. Nothing like realizing the sawdust you thought you seen as it its a flowing highway of mites.
Getting a bearded dragon, and I found you videos so so so so so helpful!
Same
Great video!!! After I saw mealworms reproducing under substrate in one of my terrariums I realized I needed to try this. Easy, straight to the point - thank you!
We have a brand new and more in depth video coming soon. VERY SOON!
i got my beardy from you guys late november after my vacation. his name is tyron without an e and he is the love of my lifeeeeee. i do want to start him on super worms when he gets bigger but right now he’s at the stage where he is obsessed with meal worms and i got thousands online for christmas but they’re mainly small and the big ones are going so fast. i was contemplating breeding and feeding up some til he’s bigger. love you guys. hope to one day to see his parents so figure out more what he’ll look like when he’s bigger. he’s got a little cat on his bottom and has gotten much yellower as he sheds.
You helped me get my bearded dragon thank you
You didn't get it from us?
Oh well, you're welcome just the same!
Hellos fellow reptile I see your here to lern how to grow your own food too
thank you for this awesome video. I just put in my order today with you guys to get a bearded dragon I can't wait for it to arrive I will be breeding meal worms as well. this video was extremely helpful for me
We do appreciate it!! Glad to be of help
God bless you sir, I am keeping Darkling beetles as pets and they finally bred and wasnt sure how to care for the babies. Your video was very informative and I will def be buying the food for them. Thank you.
Best of luck!
Just wanted to say thanks for all your advice we recently got a bearded dragon getting ready to start growing meal worms
Thanks
Marie
hi, when the mealworms change into the beetles can my bearded dragon eat the beetles?
Its not recommended
@@shelbyjohnson7208 wait why not? Are they not basically the same? As in made of the same stuff just a beetle form
@@itsjustalf7747 They have a hard exoskelleton that may be hard for your lizard to digest or pass. It's okay to feed pupas from what I have heard.
This is not for a reptile it’s actually for my gerbils but it still helped a lot thanks 🐹
Thank you for all the helpful information! I hope to own a bearded dragon in the future so I'm making sure I do my homework now :)
Do you ship to California? When I purchase one, I would love to buy one from your company. I can see a lot of care goes into raising them and getting them used to being held.
Yes we can ship to Cali...
Thank you for doing your research and being a responsible dragon keeper.
You are exactly the kind of person we want our dragons to go to.
Your videos are very helpfull and now i found myself breeding mealworms
We are going to be doing a much more in depth video on breeding them soon.
@@ColdBloodCreations Thanks you
Thank you! I have been spending so much money on mealworms for my leopard gecko
No problem, so glad we could help!
Thank you so much! I got some mealworms for my aphonaplema Seemanni but I wasn’t sure how to care for them :/
Thanks for the useful video. My children and I are setting up our mealworm grow station today, (for our chickens).
That's great, best of luck to y'all! :)
We are about to get a bearded dragon this video was very helpful! Can you do another video about Dubia Roaches?
I just got a bearded dragon and I watched your videos and it helped me a lot thank you for making these video’s 😎😎👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks man. Hey you should do more videos on your milk snake please and how you have them set up for breeding the hole process thing if thats cool lol. Love youe videos man thanks
We actually do have a video on here about breeding milk snakes...
Ya i watched it but I was jw if maybe u could make a hole video on just the hole processsses. Go in alot of details. I just baught a baby oreo publean milk snake and i have a year old snow cron snake. Ive been watching ur videos and doing so much research. I wanna be come a hobey breeder for the funn of it . thanks so much for the videos man. Were do you begin to learn about the morphs. I dont know were to start.? Jw I'll do more research though thank you. Is there a book out there with allyhe morphs or were do u ho to learn the morphs and how tail them apart
I'm curious as to when you ship a bearded dragon. Is it dangerous for them to be in a box with no air. I don't think I could ever have one shipped to me but I do appreciate you telling me about breeding mealworms. I really enjoy listening to you and all your information
There’s always going to be air in a box. Unless you vacuum seal it
Definitely gonna have a go at this but Can the beetles crawl out of the mealworms enclosure
Perfect timing! I’ve been considering adding mealworms to my little ones diets. How long would you say it takes to go from adult mealworms, to producing babies?
4-6 weeks untill pupae, 1-3 weeks to beetle
I have 1000 meal worms and 50 super worms in a huge plastic storage bin with organic potting soil mix and then I put fruits and vegetables and different things in the dirt and they go crazy over it and they get really fat and really big really fast and I have bread mealworms before on accident I had tons and tons and tons of them and now I’m doing it again because summer starting and I have box turtles that love to eat them
How do the mealworms in the feed get to the potatoes? Or is that for the beetles and hatchlings? I've never seen my mealworms climb into any of the veggies I give them.
Such great information... thank you 😃
How long are mealworms good in the fridge? My local pet store said a couple months, but some of them get dark colored and just die.
Take them out once a week for a couple of hours and allow them to eat some potato slices to maintain their moisture. After a short while of eating the potato, simply place them back in the refrigerator for storage.
If I have only 1 beared dragon. Do I have to separate worm from beetle? so they don't eat other
Have any care tips for a long nosed leopard lizards? I want to make sure my baby has the best care and I don't trust pet stores.
Whoever disliked this video (Or any of his videos) don't appreciate the ''Fine Art'' of Bearded Dragon attitude!
My ex had a baby dragon and she wasn't doing very well. He hadn't taken care of her like he should have been and sadly she even though she got to the size she was supposed to be passed on but at least got to know a better life than what she had before
Best video yet
Do we need to seperate the Beetles from the meal worms? I heard somewhere else we were supposed to so the Beetles don't eat the larvae
We don't, but you can if you want to.
Did I read something about giving the worms orange slices?
So how long does it take till you get meal worms ?
If you gut load your mealworms with oranges isn’t that bad for your beardie? Even though they won’t be literally eating the orange itself.
Can you feed meal worms apples slices?
Yes
When do beetles start to eat? I've just started a small mealworm farm and some of them have turned into pupae and some into beetles. The beetles are in brown color, but they are not eating carrots or potatoes. They are simply laying on their back and shaking their legs.
Can mealworms live in potting soil or dirt
Could you do a video on breeding crickets as well?
Sorry, but we order our crickets from Ghann's Cricket Farm. Best cricket supplier I've ever dealt with...
Cold Blood Creations thank you 😊
What type sifter do you use
Should i seperate the pupa from beetles and mealworms?
Yes. You should.
The vid: breed the meal worms so your bearded dragon can eat em!!
My dumb ass: I just want them as pets hehe
hi!! will be getting a dragon soon, very excited.. planning to breed mealworms so i dont have to rebuy them. is it also possible to feed the beetles, or is that bad for the dragon?
I wouldn't. The beetles are what breed to produce the worms.
Do you keep the mealworms, pupas, and beetles all together? Same container?
How many meal worms do I need to start this? I'm preparing to get a BD and wanted to have its food supply already going before it's arrival. Thanks!!!!
I would recommend about 500
Cold Blood Creations wow that’s a lot I started mine with 150
What site do you use to sell your babies?
All
of our currently available bearded dragons can be seen along with pricing and
shipping information here:
ruclips.net/video/jSDyyW78nR0/видео.html
Do the beetles not eat the eggs or baby worms?
How do we clean the tub and can you make a video of you guys cleaning it out
We will do one just for you...
Just give us a little time. We will do a more in depth video of all of the aspects of breeding mealworms.
Can you feed your bearded dragon meal worm Beatles
yes but try not to often they’re harder to digest
I should probably do this, I don't think mine gets enough protein
Where can i buy mwal worms from you for a baby bearded dragon?
What is gut loading?
Loading the gut of the animal with food before feeding them to another animal...
i have an infestation.of babies and they are taking over i need bigger bins but i see many beetles and lots of babies but no worms
I do well feeding my mealworms on a variety of meal and vegetables. Does your insect buffet contain extra minerals and vitamins? I'm not asking for your recipe( I live in the UK so won't be buying yours), I'm just curious.
How many meal worms should a baby dragon be fed??
Chickens like the big ones
Yes they do.
Do you sale red bearded dragons?
To see our available beardies, click here: ruclips.net/video/jSDyyW78nR0/видео.html&lc=UgzBy0dWr9s7FePhMxd4AaABAg
We will have more dragons available in the upcoming weeks. The babies displayed in the video linked above are expected to turn out red/orange, like the father, or yellow, like the mother.
Can the Beetles be given to the bearded Dragons?
How do I order your baby mealworms
Thank you
You're welcome
Wow... Nice video.. Thanks for your share
Welcome 😊
What can you use as the meal food if we don’t want to buy your product?
Really? That's the best you got?
"Duh, I'm not planning to be a customer, but, duh, I was hoping for some, uh, customer service, ..."
Hair. Hair from your mom's back. Feed em that...
@@ColdBloodCreations Jam, from between her seven toes...
@@ColdBloodCreations instead of educating potential costumers, you decide to be childish. That really shows the kind of person you are. Have a good life.
Great video! Can’t wait to start breeding meal worms! No more buying them!
Heck yeah, good luck to ya! Happy to be of help. :)
Where can we buy bearded dragons from you guys
For info on our dragons, you can e-mail us: coldbloodcreations@yahoo.com
Can I feed my (adult) dragon the worms in beetle form?
Do you guys know the birthdates of your bearded dragons? I’m getting mine from here and I’m wondering if you have that kind of info.
We can get close. Dragons hatch out over about 5 days, so it is hard to know the exact day, but we can give you the week.
Cold Blood Creations thanks!
Ordered yesterday
Good info about feeder insects but a person who happens upon this video might be lead to believe dragons only need insects. Don’t they also require plant material in their diet?
I know you have other good videos about feeding dragons but people might not see those at first glance.
Can the beetles fly? 😂
No, they can't.
Do you have to separate the baby worms from the Beatles?
Umm I heard that I couldn’t feed my mealworms to my bearded dragon as insects the article I read was that mealworms should be treats to baby bearded dragons btw I feed baby mealworms to my baby bearded dragon please hurry I need an answer do I feed baby meal worms to my baby bearded dragon on a daily or.....
What's the link I'm looking for a dragon
Thank you soooooo much
Don't forget chickens like mealworms to.
Awesome *.* Is the insect buffet also good for roaches??
Yes. Very good for them.
I don't know why people don't say how bad their frass smells. I don't know if I can raise them. Their poop has a terrible odor. Am I the only one who can smell it?
Is oatmeal ok?
Yeah, it's ok. BUt I prefer grits, eggs, and sausage...
hey CBC do you guys readily sell insect buffet on its own ? Thnx in advance
You can get it here:
www.ebay.com/itm/174001093005
I assume this would work for leopard geckos too? correct?
Yes correct
Is there other way to get baby mealworms for a baby? Also how many baby mealworms can you ship with a baby bearded dragon. Will it last till they can eat larger ones? And how can I go about buying a dragon from you guys? Is it on facebook?
I would recommend breeding, even if your afraid of insects it’s gonna be for your pet
can the dragon also eat the beetles?
We don't feed beetles to dragons.
you look like my uncle bobby lol ps. thats a good thing
My partner wants to know what the song is at 1:01
The song is called Thor's Hammer.
how do we order?
www.coldbloodcreations.online
Oh no, I gave mine the big ones. He is a baby baby
Found it!!!
I feed them to my chickens
Me worms like rotting vegetation I know that my love old lettuce
hi there! please i really have to show you something! you will love it! please tell me how to contact you!
What is it?
@@ColdBloodCreations well it's a worms subject, i'd like to send you a little video but not here :) i tryed with another species, some beetle i found here in Morocco where i leave . its working very good and they are big! the beetles are about 2,5cm... anyway i thought you might be curious to see it.... maybe you have some contact where i could send you a little vid
:27 Those People should have gotten Ackie Lizards or A Crocodile Gecko... Those are 100% insectivores!!!
What happens if you feed an alien to your dragon?
The dont have same nutritional value as the worm. Before they turn into a pupa, they will need to digest first all the foods they ate then poop them out. After that, they will start the process of turning into a pupa.
Whoever said I wanna raise my bearded dragons exclusively on a diet of nothing but mealworms is abusing the animal IMO! Imagine getting forced fed eating pizza for the rest of your life?? Some life..
I agree that a varied diet is best, but since pizzas are so varied, I think I could handle that...
Monday - Supreme
Tuesday - Ham and Pineapple
Wednesday - Stuffed crust pepperoni
Thursday - Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Friday - Meatlovers
Saturday - Supreme AND meatlovers (while watching foorball)
Sunday - cheese and jalapeno
Yeah, that's doable...
Can you feed the Beatles to dragons?
I wouldn’t cause the nettles are the ones who give birth to the worms
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