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    Hi

    Forget the waxworms-- feed the frogs the wax moths ! They love them

    Culturing is not difficult.

    You can let the waxworms cycle through the cocoon stage. They will need food and a sturdy , very sturdy, container.
    They could possibly chew through thin plastic such as a deli cup or fruit fly container. The will make short work of a FF culture lid in a day or 2.

    Actually, waxworms are not actually worms. They are the larvae of wax moths. Moths and butterflies have basically the same life cycle- caterpillar, cocoon, butterfly (moth)

    Waxworms are found in bee hives --their food and substrate should have honey in it.

    When you begin to see the hardened 'brown worms' - its not dead- that is the cocoon.
    They will turn into moths soon after. The moths will live only about 2 weeks ; at which time---the frogs will enjoy them.

    great instructions: substrate recipe ( many others can be found on-line)
    Breeding Waxworms

    There have been FF threads for this over the years.... simply do a FF search

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