Substrate for mealworms?

[teal orchid]

What type of substrate did you use to the mealworms?

[quartz portal]

flour should work

[ebon gulch]

wheat bran

[alpine yoke]

dirt

[woeful sail]

yeah dirt

[brittle umbra]

i dont use any

[livid gale]

oats

[torn crown]

Yes

[alpine yoke]

dirt

[torn crown]

Really?

[alpine yoke]

dirt

[livid gale]

really

[frank meteor]

I would blend the oats a bit (just to make them smaller). I used to have issues with mold when using whole oats but after blending them it's gone away

[torn crown]

Then what should you use dirt or oats?

[quartz portal]

And flour works?

[proud cove]

Dirt is more natural and doesn’t need changing. Oats need changing after awhile

[livid gale]

absolutely riveting conversation in here

[proud cove]

Me about to switch to dirt and put dirt in my fridge

[livid gale]

i dont change the oats in my mealworm tubs

[proud cove]

they eat it tho so do you just leave the little bits?

[torn crown]

Yeah

[livid gale]

i add more when they've eaten all of it

[proud cove]

I’m not breeding mine so ig it’s different since I only have a cup of them

[torn crown]

But supposedly mealworms poop are good for plants

[torn crown]

I don't think flour works

[livid gale]

yea the few times when i have cleared out their frass ive sprinkled it outside. natural fertiliser ^_^

[quartz portal]

why? i use it and its all ok

[brittle umbra]

really i just cleaned out some frass, could i just throw it in as fertilizer?

[proud cove]

On this topic of dirt my dirt that’s been sitting in the garage should be okay for my roaches and worms right. It’s what I use for my isopods but I got anxiety

[livid gale]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339911772_Potential_use_of_mealworm_frass_as_a_fertilizer_Impact_on_crop_growth_and_soil_properties
yeah !

[brittle umbra]

✍️

perfect i havent thrown it away yet

[livid gale]

This study indicates that frass has a great potential to be used as a partial or a complete substitute of mineral NPK fertilizer. Indeed, due to its rapid mineralization and its high content in readily-available nutrient, frass has similar effectiveness to supply N, P and K and sustain biomass production than NPK fertilizer. In addition, compared to mineral fertilizer, water soluble P concentration is up to ve times lower in the presence of frass, which prevents P from loss and sorption onto soil constituents. Most importantly, the presence of frass may increase microbial metabolic activity and diversity, suggesting a better soil functioning, especially when frass is combined with mineral fertilizer

[brittle umbra]

bless

[livid gale]

inchresting stuff

[quartz portal]

one question

i bought a second hand terrarium that was used for a bearded dragon

i cleaned all with just water, is that enough or i need to do something else?

[torn crown]

I used diluted vinegar

Nqa

[quartz portal]

@brittle umbra

[quartz portal]

how you do that

[proud cove]

I’d make your own thread for that question :0

[quartz portal]

ok

[quartz portal]

vinegar with apple should work?

[torn crown]

Apple?

[quartz portal]

yes

its this

cider vinegar something like that

[torn crown]

That looks like something to use in the kitchen though

[quartz portal]

but should it work?

[torn crown]

Idk

Yu don't have cleaning vinegar?

[quartz portal]

donno its the first one i encountered jaja

should i try or better no

[quartz portal]

and yes it is used for salads

[torn crown]

I use this stuff

[quartz portal]

just remembered

[quartz portal]

i think i dont have these

and another method to desinfect the tank?

[torn crown]

Open up the other post to see what peachy said

[quartz portal]

didn't answer yet

[torn crown]

Peachy also said a 10% bleach mix

If you have bleach

[quartz portal]

i don't have that and he said its okay if it is only 50% water and 50% vinegar

[torn crown]

Idk if you should use that salad dressing though

[quartz portal]

and what else could i do

[torn crown]

What was in the previous tank