I have an anole tank and we discoverd the other day there is like a zillion mealworms in there. How do we stop them from reproducing? How long do the mealworms live for? How many babies will they have at a time? How long is it until they turn into beetles?
2007-07-14 18:59:16 · 2 answers · asked by Louise 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Mealworms need to morph into the beetle stage before they can reproduce. If you are not also seeing beetles then you may just have a lot of loose mealworms. Either way you might just have to change your substrate completely. In the future, put the mealworms into a small, smooth sided ceramic dish that they can't crawl out of and place that in your tank. The anoles will learn to feed from it and you won't have escaped mealworms
2007-07-15 04:05:52 · answer #1 · answered by Thea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well we used to feed our spiderlings mealworms and we still have a container full in our fridge. They have been in there for a year and there are still some in there so obviously they have been reproducing I suggest you get a mealworm feeder. because i know reptiles and such get very stressed out from their food if its around when they aren't hungry. Also do you calcium coat your mealworm? most reptiles need more supplements than what they get in their food. check out this dish and see if it might help.
2007-07-14 19:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by jessica_and_jay8883 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋