Frozen or Tropical? Need to setup worm habitats.

[UncleChester]

I am wondering what the mealworms look like after they start changing. I have heard that they are hard, and rolled up. I have these hard, rolled up black mealworms, but I can't tell if they are going to the next stage, or if they are just dead.

Photos of a lone pupa, a mass of pupa and an adult beelte are attached. The pupa is hard but will wiggle if disturbed. Hard and black doesn't sound good.

I hope I can get my cricket colony going also, but I haven't had any luck with that. I'll probably start a new thread for that.

If you haven't already seen it, check out the care article by Paul http://www.frogforum.net/care-articl...e-cricket.html


Wheat germ and bran aren't the same, I use both with no problems. JSG is probably right about oatmeal being too coarse- I do whizz it up in the food processor first. I also buy bags of all my worm food at the bulk store when it goes on sale.