I'm thinking I might try to create a small hot box with a UTH to keep it at 85F next time and see if things speed up. My breeder is at room temperature in the closet.
I've heard that you don't need any additional heat for the cycle to complete, but keeping the breeding container at 85F will speed up the process. These small moths will mate and lay their eggs on the wax paper, it looks like the moths have pooped on the wax paper. The waxworms will pupate in a week or two, stay that way for a couple of weeks and small moths will emerge. Drape the nylons over the opening and place the breeding container lid on and store in a dark warm area like the top shelf of a coat closet. Place the wax paper in the breeding container. Take a 12" size piece if wax paper and fold it like an accordion or fan and then fold the whole thing in half. Some say put in 50, I tried 25 my first time. Once the substrate is the right consistency, dump it back in the breeding container.
SUBSTITUTIONS: I have heard you can substitute the honey with corn syrup(cheaper) and you can use oatmeal or bran type cereals for the bran. It's not an exact science, you just don't want an overly wet gooey substrate you should be able to take the substrate and squish it together in your hand and when you open your hand it will crumble apart pretty easily. The consistency of the substrate should be somewhat dry, not real gooey. If the substrate is too dry, add more honey/glycerine. The amount of honey/glycerine you put in will depend on how much bran there is. The ratio of honey to glycerine should be 2:1. Dump the bran from the breeding container in a mixing bowl. Take your dry bran and dump some into the breeding container until you have about 2"(just doing this to figure out how much bran we will need).
You'll want about 2" of substrate in the bottom of your breeding container. (we're not making hard trail mix bars ya know) :wink: waxworms love bran and honey, the glycerine is added to keep the honey from drying out and making the substrate too hard for the worms. The substrate is a bran/honey/glycerine mixture that the worms will eat and pupate in. waxworms - where ever you get your live feedersīasically what we are going to do is mix up a bran/honey/glycerine substrate, place that substrate in the breeding container, put in the wax worms, put in the wax paper, drape the nylon materialove rthe opening, close the cover, place the container in a dark warm spot, and wait about 6 weeks. 100% pure glycerine - CVS pharmacy in the skincare section bran(oat or wheat) - found at most larger supermarkets plastic container with small holes in the top - walmart
If you want to breed some beardie candy bars aka waxworms, this is how you do it, it's pretty easy.
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