Superworm Project - Raising Zophobas morio as pet beetles

-


 Goal: Rear superworms, successfully pupate and hatch adult beetles to keep as pets

Why: I've never kept beetles before, and I've never had mealworms or superworms as feeders for anything. This will hopefully be an easy way to get started with beetles.

I hope to one day breed some of the pretty pet beetles species.

I have 30 living larva, and I put them into a mix of coir and the meal they came with. They have small pieces of carrot to eat. By next week, I want to separate the largest babies to put them into isolation so they will pupate. I'm going to put them into individual containers in a drawer.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Creature Corner

-
Update as of 1/12/2021 I'll still be sharing about my invertebrates, but they have moved to my home garage since COVID-19 closed school in March of 2020.  Hey y'all! I'm April, an elementary science teacher in Texas. I keep one corner of my classroom dedicated to plants and animals. I'll be sharing what works for me in keeping my critters healthy and my students excited. Thanks for reading!
Read more

April's Invertebrates - a new project

-
I'm struggling with all of the stress and uncertainty of the present. To help with that, I'm starting to blog/paint/make videos about my love for the natural world, with a focus on my pet invertebrates.  Goals for this: Share information and resources about living things Create interesting doodles and drawings Connect with other people interested in invertebrate animals in particular and nature in general
Read more