Frozen or Tropical? Need to setup worm habitats.

[berksmike]

They do turn into moths but frogs will eat them as well! Greater waxworms like the ones in pet shops can breed very quickly and in massive numbers. The lesser waxworms take longer to breed.

[MeTree]

They do turn into moths but frogs will eat them as well! Greater waxworms like the ones in pet shops can breed very quickly and in massive numbers. The lesser waxworms take longer to breed.

So, what do you mean by "massive numbers"?
Are you talking about 20-50 or something like 200-500 or more than that? It is hard to tell when breeding feeders what a massive number is LOL.

I probably will not breed Waxworms. I do not like the idea of little moths escaping and flying around my house. My house has enough moths in it as it is LOL.

I do plan on breeding Mealworms, though. I have regular mealworms in with "giant" mealworms right now. I have read that "giant" mealworms are actually treated with a growth hormone, and are not able to reproduce. I am really excited about the little guys, though! I can't wait to have an excuse to have tons of beetles walking around! That is going to be very interesting! I had no idea that mealworms turned into beetles!

Anyway, I have the habitat mostly setup. I still need to swing by the store and pickup some wheat bran. I am using the oatmeal from the cups as substrate, and have fed them potatos.

Here are some pics of the Mealworm habitat until I get more substrate.

[berksmike]

Ive never had a problem with escaped moths - they arent great flyers anyway - hence why they are so easily picked off by frogs.
From a pot of 50 original waxworms you would get a few hundred worms given enough culture medium