After telling Mom stories of things that happen at the wildlife rehab, she decided she wants a mealworm farm for the birds. She said as long as I take care of it and she doesn't have to look at them, we're good. Easy.
After reading a few blog posts they are really low maintenance to keep. You basically put them in a container with ventilation, add some corn meal/oatmeal for their home, something for moisture, and keep them in a warm area.
So that's exactly what I did.
Picked up this container at dollar tree. Basing off the size of the container at the wildlife place, this was the most alike thing they had there.
Added about a cup and a half of oatmeal and cornmeal we had on hand, then mixed it up. Later I added a banana peel and a slice of bread to keep it moist.
Next came the mealworms. They say it's best to buy them from somewhere more 'local' than cheap on the internet because they can be fed with strange chemicals or whatever for size. I got mine from PetSmart, the lady said they weren't fed on anything special. It looks like ground up oats in the container they were kept in.
They are being kept in the tool kitchen behind a door tucked away with the lid on diagonally to be safe. A week ago I added about 125 more meal worms.
So hopefully things will move along wonderfully.
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