Superworms (Zophobas morio)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | Author: clear
General Information: Great worms, Can be breed easily but takes a while, no smell. Very easy to take care of. Should only be feed to bearded dragons over 16″ long, smaller dragons it may cause an impaction. It is a myth that a superworm will eat through the dragons stomach. The total life span for a superworm is a little over a year from egg to beetle.
Housing: Large container, or Tub
Substrate: Un-cooked oatmeal, wheatbran, baby cereal.
Feeding: They will eat the substrate but also supply, apple, carrots, potatoes for moisture
Temperature: Room temperature is fine.
Breeding: Superworms need to be contained by them selfs for about 2 weeks, then they will morph into beetles. House all the beetles together with something for moisture. After a few more weeks you will notice tiny superworms.
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Thursday, 19. June 2008
I keep my superworms in a plasic container with bran and carrots, apples and potatoes. Why do I have moths coming to them? Please help?
Thursday, 19. June 2008
Apples rot very fast, i would remove them and see if the moths are still attracted to it.
Thursday, 19. June 2008
Okay, I will try that. Thanks!