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Re: Waxworm keeping

Ok, so the waxies hatched It actually took about 3 weeks after all the
moths died for them to hatch, or at least become visible. But I have
screwed it up anyhow. I had no idea of the mass that was going to
hatch! They quickly devoured the substrate and began to die. I lost at
least half before i realized what was going on.
Now they have spun this huge web all inside the container and its a
bugger getting them out. Any ideas how I can stop this?

Sat Oct 4, 2008 9:31 am

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Does anyone out there raise waxworms? I have tried several times to raise them and they always just slowly die on me. My substrate consists of equal parts food...	keistersbait	Jul 7, 2008 8:16 pm
I used to raise waxworms on a diet that consisted of cornflakes and, I think, brewer's yeast. I'll try to find the recipe again. I think it also had beeswax...	Caitlin Renn camire909	Jul 8, 2008 6:38 pm
Humidity is whatever the room is I keep them in. Right now its 75% because its 80+ degrees outside and humid as heck. I finally got 2 moths to hatch out but...	keistersbait	Jul 8, 2008 8:10 pm
I talked to my dad about it because he was a pest control adviser. He said it sounds like BT poisoning. BT corn is a type of corn that was genetically...	Caitlin Renn camire909	Jul 13, 2008 5:28 pm
Very interesting. Well, ive found a recipe that is made with baby rice cereal, wheat germ, honey and food grade glycerin. If I can get my hands on some more...	keistersbait	Jul 15, 2008 10:26 am
So far so good. The rice cereal, wheat germ, glycerin, and honey seem to be working. My waxies look fat, active and a few are already cocooning up. Now to see...	keistersbait	Jul 25, 2008 1:16 pm
So did you ever get any adult moths? Caitlin...	Caitlin Renn camire909	Aug 8, 2008 8:51 pm
Yes. The moths are just beginning to emerge. I still had a large amount of dead loss tho. I suspect this is due to wormmans shipping them in the heat and UPS...	keistersbait	Aug 14, 2008 10:18 am
Ok, so the waxies hatched It actually took about 3 weeks after all the moths died for them to hatch, or at least become visible. But I have screwed it up...	keistersbait	Oct 4, 2008 9:31 am
I don't know how to get them out individually, or how to stop them. In my experience waxworms leave behind a trail of webbing as they eat through things, so...	Caitlin Renn camire909	Oct 4, 2008 3:04 pm

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