superworms dieing off

[corrine]

I only buy about 50 at a time. I keep them in a plastic container with holes punched through the top. They are kept in dry oatmeal bedding. I put a fresh piece of collards in with them for moisture. They seem to die rather quickly about 2 days or so after I buy them. Is this thier normal life span? If not, what am I doing wrong?

 

[zebraflavencs]

Corrine.. are you seeing any clumping of the oats ? Particularly under where the veggies are...

 

[corrine]

not that I've noticed. The worms all like to gather up in the greens and eat through them.

 

[zebraflavencs]

Do you offer a "water source" ? Like carrots ?

 

[corrine]

nope i've only been putting in greens. I'm guessing that's my problem then.

 

[northface75]

I buy supers about 50 at a time, and I dont give them a damn thing and they last for weeks lol.

 

[Vesta]

I just changed mine today from oats to alfalfa. My Grandson had bought it at the recommendation at the pet store for bedding. But I would never use it for that. I had bought 1000 supers and noticed that some had been dying and it stank. I have tried to use the oats for breeding supers as well and did not feel they worked as well as the bran so I will never use it again. Maybe next time you can buy a cheap brand of bran flakes and see if that works better for you.

I throw potatoes in with mine and the stems from my collards and any leftover salad I might have that I dont feel are good enough for my Beardies to eat. Or that they don't eat.

 

[corrine]

would raisin bran be ok to use?

 

[Vesta]

No. I wouldn't use the raisins. At least I didn't. Maybe someone will come on and say differently.

 

[northface75]

I think craiger said he uses potato flakes as a substrate for his supers, course that was breeding.