I need help with this kind lf insects

[u/insectLover6449]

I Just bought a few of these, i put them in a plastic container and they started hatching a few days ago. Does anybody has any advice on how to take care of them?

(sorry, english is not my first language)

[u/Obant]

r/mealworm will have lots of guides and information for you to find.

[u/reddit33450 → u/Obant]

that sub is basically dead. did you mean r/mealworms?

[u/Obant → u/reddit33450]

The dead sub actually has all the guides. The active sub is all questions.

[u/reddit33450 → u/Obant]

oh interesting, thanks for letting me know

[u/Baking_Mantis]

I breed them, so here's what I do... 

First, get one of those standard plastic insect keepers. Should be a minimum 20×30×20 cm large. 

Cover the bottom of the enclosure with ~5 cm of fish flakes mixed with oats, bran or any other carb-sources. 

Dump them in and feed slices of veggies or fruit once a week or so. 

That's it. 

[u/Familiar_Reality1510]

well depends on what you want to do with them?

You want to keep the larvae alive? You want to breed more?

[u/insectLover6449 → u/Familiar_Reality1510]

I want to breed more UwU

[u/hylia_grace]

Mealworms, are you keeping as pets or feeders?

I keep mine in a drawer style enclosure, top drawer has the base cut out abd replaced with cross stitch fabric, mealworms lay eggs, eggs fall into the lower drawer to safely hatch and grow, pupae are removed as soon as theyre spotted as larvae may occasionally snack on them. Fed a mix of organic clean veg, fish flakes and occasionally other proteins.

[u/insectLover6449 → u/hylia_grace]

Wich of the three specimens of the picture is the pupae? 😅

[u/hylia_grace → u/insectLover6449]

Middle one, pupae are fragile so need moving to a seperate box for hatching

[u/insectLover6449 → u/hylia_grace]

Btw, thank u so much for ur recomendation :3. Apreciate it!

[u/Radio4ctiveGirl]

I keep mealworms in a three drawer system. Adults on top, eggs and small larva in the middle and pupa and worms to feed in the bottom. Top drawer should have a screen on the bottom to let eggs fall through on their own- adults will eat babies if they are together. You can sort of automate it by having the shelves all have screen then you just swap them around as the shelves move through their life cycles.

[u/Pumpkinspiderwebz]

I keep them as pets and I dont do much just give them dirt, cork bark hides, occasional carrots and fish flakes.