JessJohnson87
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Like many others, I have jumped into breeding mealworms. I initially had them in a small storage container but did not feel like sifting out the poo and eggs with a regular colander so I took inspiration from kholtme's self cleaning dubia roach bins and made one compatible for mealworms, just not as big :biggrin:
On to materials:
2 6-qt storage tubs.
Drill
1/8" drill bit
hot glue gun
some sort of risers.
I took one of the 6-qt bins and drilled some holes in the bottom of it, I cracked it in two places but I covered them with glue....
Next I took the 2nd storage bin and used 4 of my feeding cups for my crested gecko and glued them down to each corner on the inside of the tub to raise the top tub with the holes up from the 2nd container....
I made sure to put extra glue in the open spaces of the little cups so no mealworms went underneath the cups.
Then....
Sammiched them together to admire my work.
And last but not least, the tubs in action!
Beetles.
Poop, eggs and whatever else.
Enjoy and happy mealworm breeding!
Edit: Do not use a drill bit bigger than 1/8", I used a 1/4" and found beetles in the poop tub underneath the main one.
On to materials:
2 6-qt storage tubs.
Drill
1/8" drill bit
hot glue gun
some sort of risers.
I took one of the 6-qt bins and drilled some holes in the bottom of it, I cracked it in two places but I covered them with glue....
Next I took the 2nd storage bin and used 4 of my feeding cups for my crested gecko and glued them down to each corner on the inside of the tub to raise the top tub with the holes up from the 2nd container....
I made sure to put extra glue in the open spaces of the little cups so no mealworms went underneath the cups.
Then....
Sammiched them together to admire my work.
And last but not least, the tubs in action!
Beetles.
Poop, eggs and whatever else.
Enjoy and happy mealworm breeding!
Edit: Do not use a drill bit bigger than 1/8", I used a 1/4" and found beetles in the poop tub underneath the main one.
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