Day 3 - Massive die off

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Half of the larva in my superworm farm have died. They tuned black and were not curled up as they should be. Only one worm is starting to turn into a pupa. It is bloated and starting to curl into a hook shape. The rest  are just sitting around and not doing much.

Thanks Petco for a batch of really weak and sick superworms! The entire container of 75 that I bought on Friday are all dead. I will have buy some more superworms from Petco to feed Charlie and replace the dead larva with fresh ones for my farm.

Here is a 'snapshot' of the life cycle of superworms.....

And a close up of the larval stage, which Charlie loves to munch on!

The medium worms are about 1.5 inches long.

Another link to growing superworms...http://www.everythingreptile.org/super-worm-breeding.html.