sounds gross but interesting
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Laura Roberts wrote:
>
> Easy Peasy! I ordered mine online. Just do a search of Mealworms. I
> received 1000 mealworms and a sack of wheat germ for bedding. I have since
> added a few more pounds of wheat germ. They are in a 10 gal
> aquarium.........but since it is dry, I guess it is called a terrarium.
>
> I feed them a small potato sliced up about once a week or two. Carrots,
> pretty much any veg they can get some moisture and food from.
>
> They are quiet, stay put, housetrained and fun to watch. Even more fun is
> watching visitors get freaked out over them.
>
> The life cycle is egg, pupae, larva, beetle...........egg, pupae, larva,
> beetle............right now, I have LOTS of beetles and I am waiting for
> more pupae. Oh, they also do their own mortuary work by eating any casings
> or bodies.
>
> Cool!
>
> Laura
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