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Food and Feeding
DIY Large feeder culture container - waxworms and others
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<blockquote data-quote="CosbyArt" data-source="post: 298137" data-attributes="member: 8168"><p>[USER=7878]@LAME[/USER] Best of luck with your moths. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> They are a great easy feeder to culture, just add new food and clean out the culture of dead moths/worms/silk in-between generations and they will keep going. My last culture did three successful generations, before I realized they needed new food (the food doesn't disappear or loose any height, but it was full of tunnels and lost it's nutritional value and honey at that point, but I lost interest as it was summer anyway. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>[USER=9395]@BigDazz[/USER] The moths live about 2 to 3 weeks once they emerge from their cocoons to the last few are left in a culture. I leave them alone for about a week after I notice the first moths, that way they have time to mate and begin laying new eggs. Then I start to harvest them as feeders, but of course if you manually adding new worms or have more than needed anyway you can collect them at any point. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CosbyArt, post: 298137, member: 8168"] [USER=7878]@LAME[/USER] Best of luck with your moths. :D They are a great easy feeder to culture, just add new food and clean out the culture of dead moths/worms/silk in-between generations and they will keep going. My last culture did three successful generations, before I realized they needed new food (the food doesn't disappear or loose any height, but it was full of tunnels and lost it's nutritional value and honey at that point, but I lost interest as it was summer anyway. ;) [USER=9395]@BigDazz[/USER] The moths live about 2 to 3 weeks once they emerge from their cocoons to the last few are left in a culture. I leave them alone for about a week after I notice the first moths, that way they have time to mate and begin laying new eggs. Then I start to harvest them as feeders, but of course if you manually adding new worms or have more than needed anyway you can collect them at any point. :) [/QUOTE]
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