Bearded dragon (noty idea)

[Audaxcity]

Breeding is easy. They don't breed when numbers are so dense they constantly bump into each other, like the small worms containers shops will sell you. Put them in a large container with some substrate (I use wheat bran but soil should work as well), feed regularly, with raised temperatures and they should breed.

I'm not currently breeding as I've been busy. My current non breeding batch has been around for almost 2 months now. When they aren't breeding, I keep at room temp to increase life span

 

[Viridis]

Yeah but why? They need a specific diet that isnt as practical.

It saves money. When I was producing tens of thousands of them, I was spending maybe $20/month on food for them; way less than if I were buying the worms.

Ive never had a problem feeding them the same as mealworms. Heck, they'll eat expanded polyurethane foam (I don't suggest this as a food source).

Breeding is easy. They don't breed when numbers are so dense they constantly bump into each other, like the small worms containers shops will sell you. Put them in a large container with some substrate (I use wheat bran but soil should work as well), feed regularly, with raised temperatures and they should breed.

I'm not currently breeding as I've been busy. My current non breeding batch has been around for almost 2 months now. When they aren't breeding, I keep at room temp to increase life span

I usually throw them in a bucket of sterilized topsoil when I want them to pupate, then just pull out the beetles and put them in a container with wheat bran and food. Super simple, and you can regulate/schedule their breeding better than mealworms.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

It saves money. When I was producing tens of thousands of them, I was spending maybe $20/month on food for them; way less than if I were buying the worms.

Ive never had a problem feeding them the same as mealworms. Heck, they'll eat expanded polyurethane foam (I don't suggest this as a food source).



I usually throw them in a bucket of sterilized topsoil when I want them to pupate, then just pull out the beetles and put them in a container with wheat bran and food. Super simple, and you can regulate/schedule their breeding better than mealworms.

I was told they only eat mulberries, mine never touched bran or oatmeal

 

[Audaxcity]

You're thinking of hornworms. Although even hornworms will eat other things

 

[Viridis]

I was told they only eat mulberries, mine never touched bran or oatmeal

You're thinking of hornworms. Although even hornworms will eat other things

Silworms (Bombyx mori) only eat Mulberry leaves. Manduca sexta eat mostly Solanaceae (tobacco, tomato, &c.), but because that would render them somewhat poisonous, they are usually raised on formulated diets, whether it's silkworm food or something else.