Description
The Lesser Mealworm belongs to the darkling beetle family (Tenebrionidae), making it a close relative of the standard mealworm. While their larvae can be used as a nutritious live food for small reptiles and invertebrates, these insects are most famous for being one of the most efficient clean-up crews available for vivariums, bio-active setups, and other insect cultures.
Key Benefits
- Elite Clean-Up Crew: Both beetles and larvae voraciously consume organic waste, including food leftovers, dead insects, and droppings.
- Natural Pest Control: By rapidly clearing out waste, they eliminate the breeding grounds required by harmful microorganisms and unwanted pests like Phorid flies (sewer flies).
- Versatile Live Food: The small, soft-bodied larvae serve as an excellent feeder option for young tarantulas, mantises, small amphibians, and spiderlings.
Care & Easy Breeding
- Diet: If kept separately to breed, they thrive on a simple diet of oats, fish flakes, and various fresh fruits or vegetables for moisture.
- Setup: Require minimal maintenance and can tolerate a wide range of humidity levels, making them perfect for bio-active enclosures.
What You Will Receive
- Quantity: 1x Starter Pack containing 30 healthy Lesser Mealworm beetles.
- Colony Ready: This quantity is more than enough to successfully kickstart your own self-sustaining cleanup colony.
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Alfredo Granells (verified owner) –
Really easy to keep and excelent as cleaning crew.
I am enjoying to have them.