Won't eat worms anymore?

[UncleChester]

Pinkies scare them, hoppers annoy them, they ignore worms, mealworms, wax worms, etc. The only other thing I can get them to eat are beetles or spiders, which I have to catch in the summer, as I cannot purchase them as a feeder. I'm at a loss of what to do...

Mealworms turn into beetles.

[Poly]

Mealworms turn into beetles.

Yeah, true... hmmm... how long does it take? How big do the beetles get? Thanks!

[UncleChester]

Yeah, true... hmmm... how long does it take? How big do the beetles get? Thanks!

From newly hatched mealworm larva to pupating takes 2-3 months depending on the temps, pupating to a beetle is 1-2 weeks. The beetles are shorter and fatter than a fully grown mealworm, but look to be about the same overall mass (I haven't tried weighing them yet though). They move at a decent speed, probably not as fast as a cricket but much faster than the mealworm larva.

[Squirp]

Sometimes the toads like the worms when they first wake up in the morning because they're chilly and their squirp bellies don't like climbing over things.