The first are sweet, softer fruits like berries. Whatever you choose to use, though, make sure that you place them on some paper to ensure that you don’t wet the substrate. There're two varieties here that you’ll want to consider. Instead, you’ll want to add vegetables and fruits which are high in water content. The larvae and beetles aren’t particularly adept swimmers, so adding a water dish is just going to kill them. Your mealworms will get most of their hydration from fruits and vegetables. These can be quite dangerous to your mealworms, and possibly the animals that eat them depending on the variety. You’ll want to keep the substrate dry, to ensure that you’re not adding any fungus or mold as well. They’re fairly hardy, so if you intend on keeping them for an extended period you might want to experiment a bit yourself. A lot of more experienced keepers blend a variety of grains, powdered milk, pet foods, or other things in order to try and make the optimal mixture for their arthropods. Quite a few people actually use ground up food for domestic pets like dogs and cats as well, these are higher in proteins which can help your mealworms grow up bigger and stronger. These make something of an ideal substrate, and if you don’t have a feed store near where you live you can even consider something like oatmeal. Mealworms are called such because in the “wild” they often show up in grains. Let’s take a look at some of the best things that you can feed your worms, ensuring they go beyond just being a healthy snack and can take your pet’s health to the next level. After all, healthier mealworms are better for the things that eat them and your pets can benefit greatly from having these already nutritious worms in peak health before they get eaten.

If you’ve begun the easy task of breeding your own mealworms, you might be wondering how to keep them as healthy as possible.

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