Thread: Wax worms?

If you can keep them alive for a couple of weeks, you're doing well. They just don't live very long.

I have better luck with maggots and mealworms .

Originally Posted by Yaker

I have better luck with maggots and mealworms .

+1 on mealworms. Much longer life.

I've tried for 3 years now to raise meal worms guess I don't know what I'm doing never have very many

Mealworms pretty much raise themselves,even a caveman can do it.....Sorry,had to say it.Go to u- tube,there will be several ways to raise them,I use bran( purchased at a feed store ) in a 50 lb bag.The bran is the medium for their eggs to mix in,and they eat it.I halve a medium potato,and place the halves face up in the bed of bran,the also eat the potato,as well as get their moisture from it.
I started raising mealworms 9 years ago,my worms are still from the 1st generation I started with.Every spring,I sift the worms,larva,and beetles from the castings,and put in a new 4" bed of bran in a plastic tote I use to raise them in.Every couple months I add a couple cups of new bran on top the old for fresh food.( Helpful hint ) I pick out a hundred or so nice worms,place them in a small container with some bran,and put them in the fridge.
By doing this it slows the development down,after a couple months,dump them back with the others,this guarantees a continuous supply of nice worms when you need them.all this may sound time consuming,but it really only adds up to maybe two hrs of messing with them a year,not bad when you consider digging worms ,plus they are dang cheap,and always availiable .

Yeah, I'm for black soldier fly maggots. If you know how to make catfish chum, then you already have a food and bedding made up for them.

I do well with waxies. I just keep them for 3 weeks in cool dry spot n then refrigerated there not all used up. Buy 1,000 or more at a time.
I like maggots to but in summer the cocoon up too quick.
Ice fishing it's great.

Never tried meal worms. You don't think there too big?
Our bluegill are much smaller. A 8" or so is a dandy

Originally Posted by Smoltz

Never tried meal worms. You don't think there too big?

I've caught loads of gills on mealworms. Keep in mind you can buy different sizes. I don't think gills really care, though.