Breeding Superworms - Containerized / Enclosed

     For the past 3 years and so months, we have been transferring beetles from an old basin to a new basin every 15 days. The beetles are counted with each transfer. A portion of the video I uploaded in YouTube below.

I wanted this labor intensive part of counting and transferring of the beetles to become somehow effortless.

I tested with my first container enclosed beetles here...

Top view

Two hundred beetles are in there

Close up from outside

I am not satisfied with this set up. The opening is located on one corner. There were two incidents of escape. Almost half of the beetles were already outside the container. It's a good thing we have a net on top of it.

Then I tried another type.

Trying it for size

Let me show you how I made it with pictures...

I cut the bottom part. Put 4  pieces 1 inch nail and put bottle caps to act as a handle

1 inch nail glued 

     In the next post, I will be showing the advantage of this project in the breeding of your superworms.


                                       Happy Breeding!!!

Breeding Superworms - Transfer of Darkling Beetles

In breeding superworms, one of the techniques that I used to ensure steady supply of superworms is to transfer the beetles to a new container every 15 days. 

By then, you will be seeing some small hatched superworms.

The advantage being, the beetles will not be able to eat the small superworms and unhatched eggs.  You will also have fairly uniform sized superworms.

Happy Breeding!!!