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Hey man, idea instead of the cup thing. Go online and get a tackle box with the individual separators. Save space and you could get a LOT more to metamorphosis at once!
@DickEr Down STFU, also their are other countries where people speak English, no one is entitled to speak "proper English" or any bullshit, let people speak how they want christ
@@argonianaccount1876 a tackle box would be very expensive. If could create the tackle box effect or maybe hexagons on the inside than I think that be the best way to save space technically.
But would have to create the walls of the “tackle” box for at a great cost reduction.
100 cups are 6$ and I think that’s free shipping.
Tackle box would give you way less space right? Unless I’m kind of ignorant on tackle boxes so maybe theirs ones with thousands of spaces or at least hundreds at a cheap rate?
Awesome explanation (you had me with the soda for a minute). I'm about to start a small Superworm farm to go with my other worms and this was very helpful.
So descriptive, I love the video! I was so curious to what the soda would be used for 😂😂😂
use a collider to separate the worms form the saw dust
started this a couple of weeks ago, now I have beetles! had to come watch again to make sure I was on right track.. thanks for info.. keep up the good work!
Glad it helped. Keep me posted with your progress and any questions feel free to ask
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS how long does it usually take for the worm to turn into pupa?
Im doing the exact same thing rn lol. I found a beatle this morning and reassuring myself haha
I was doing everything wrong with making them into beetles i put them in seperate large tubs about the size of the ones they come in with food and bug gel
I didn't know you seperate the worms and beetles
i only bought one tub
I dont know why but my newly bought worms die even with plenty of moisture
I use carrot btw
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!, THE BEST IVE SEEN
Thanks a million
Seen a similar vid for meal worms. They cut a section out if the top tray, then hot glued fie mesh over the hole. That way the small worms/eggs fell through into the middle tray.
Ya I’m wondering if superworm babies are too big compared to mealworms
Great video and explanation. Sounds hard but I’m sure it gets easy over time. Cheers this video will save me some $$$ in the long run.
Breeding these can be a struggle and time consuming but worth it. Dubia roaches are an easier option
Hi from the USA here thanks for the video. I'm going to be doing this next week. Little tip, if you want to put the superworms in easier, you could sift them through the bark using some sort of strainer, and then moving the bugs themselves into the oats in one go.
Tried all that before. Sift them but the sawdust is to thick or the frazz gets out and causes allergies
Very useful video very enthusiastic as always! 👍😀
Been a bit off the past week. Personal and mental health so it's great to get back to it
Northern Exotics , I bought some Super worms about 2 months ago, now I have 20 Beetles breeding like rabbits using your tips thanks
Muito instrutivo. Obrigado!
Was having a hard time having my baby super-worms survive, I think I've been overcomplicating it, thanks for sharing your way! Crossing fingers I'll have better luck this year.
I watched someone put a coarse screen in the bottom of the breeder drawer to allow the fresh hatched to burrow through screen into the lower drawer.
i placed some super worms in containers and yesterday found 3 pupa and ready to turn to beetles have 3 about to turn so far another 15 in the process
Followed this in order to start my own colony for my Beardie, currently have some beetles and I'm just waiting for them to breed now :)
Good luck
Thanks for the information mate.
Thanks a bunch
I laughed when you said you were strange cause in usa we call everything something else just because
Great video thanks👍🏼 don't forget to microwave your oats so you don't hatch eggs. Not sure if you have that issue
I don't know much about these superworms and the beetles, but based on what I have learned looking into them, it seems best to keep the pupae separated until they turn into beetles to prevent the early beetles from eating the late beetles. Also, that tray at the top is probably not going to hold those beetles if they decided to escape.
That being said, I think I know the perfect containers for this. My local dollar store sells plastic "shoeboxes". They are a good size, come with a good fitting lid, and stack very well. I have some shelving and I use these plastic shoeboxes for storage. I can fit three high and four wide onto one shelf. A pack of five of these plastic shoeboxes in my area runs for about $5.
I have my own superworm farm and no issues with it, it works perfect. The CAN was the only thing that made me click on this video, I thought you are going to offer some cool upgrade, haha. My geckos seem to love the pupae stage more than the worn stage, so I make more pupae and give it to my animals before they become beetles.
I was wondering what the can was for now reading yours guess it was click bait 😝
I’m going to give it a go wish me luck 😊. Great video
Well worth it
I’ve got a dubia set up and they are thriving, hopefully I can get these the same. Definitely worth it
Love this guy
You can stack 5-10 egg crates in a plastic bin and just pop your morio worms in and leave em in there without food or water and that would get them to pupate. That's what I do and it works well for me. I usually put about 500-1000 superworms in and wait for about 17 days to collect the pupa to put them in a self-sorting stackable plastic bins. And for my substrate I use commercial pig pellets and for the bottom bin I use chick booster crumbles and it only take 2 months for me to harvest. I guess I'm more of a cheapskate. And because chicken and pig pellets mold, I use a plastic dish for their leafy greens and veggies. 😂 but I love your videos! Keep making them! You're awesome!
I'm going to try that. Sounds awesome
I'm from the Philippines. Oats here is expensive so I resorted to using pellets for pigs and chickens. 👌
Smart very very smart thanks 😊
❤️👍
My chickens thank you!
ill show you a close up now ..... haha no close up for you... in all seriousness thanks for the video it was very informative.
Been breeding super worms for about 7 8 months now n I have 10s of thousands thanks to you!! Sorry I'm drunk😂😂😂😂 ill go to bed soon😂😂😂😂😂
Now this is useful for me 😁. I do breed meal worns but as my t's get bigger the worms are going to have to get bigger up to super worms .
Great info 👍
These are my main source of food tbh.
Very educational. Have you got any advice on Giant Millipedes lm getting one next week 👍
I've got chocolate millipedes and a.gigilas I think that's how it's spelt. Very hardy . Mine are in a bio setup
Thank you ❤️
Could I make this smaller?😅
Who else was waiting for that close up 😂
I saw another guys setting up the beetles up on a screen of sorts, above the egg collection bin removing his need to separate. The eggs just fall through into their own spot and hatch separately. Does that sound like it could save a bit of effort on my part, or do you see an issue coming of that technique possibly?
Do the beatles breed better withot light? Cause I have a setup with a lot of beatles for almost 3 months and there are no worms
This is a very effective system. And all you need is a friggin' banana peel to feed them all? Pure genius.
Works well
After you move the adults and the eggs hatch, you can discard the banana peel since it dries out? Sometimes I still feed my larvae with a bottle cap full of baby carrots and they love them.
Do you have to have substrate?
I have a question. With this method you’re using, how and when we need to clean the poop of the larvae and worms?
Hello, how long it takes for superworm larva to turn into pupae after it takes "c" shape?
Love your videos! But did I miss the part about the soda? I’m guessing it’s for you 😝
Fantastic video thank you!!
Tip for lazy people - use a reptile poop scoop to separate out the worms from the bedding they arrive in :) a flour sieve also works, but I’ve found the metal mesh reptile scoops are best and the worms don’t stick to it as much! Any old sheds in the mix, just hold over a bin and blow gently on them and they’ll just fall out :)
Obviously have a separate scoop for just sorting mealworms btw, don’t use the same one as for cleaning your reptiles!!
What are some alternatives to moaisture? I'm not a big nanna guy. I think you said something about apples?
Apple's are good. Cucumber. Carrot
I'll do a close up now *waits for close up* 🤣
Hello. Please tell me how you can determine the sex of the future zophobas imago at the worm stage? Not an adult, but precisely when he is a larva.
Few questions. Do you have to replace the oats regularly? Or just add top up what you already have in the bins? Also, how long can you use the same set of beetles for? Do you have to continually produce more beetles, or can the same set of beetles keep producing more eggs over and over again? Lastly, what would the smallest number of beetles you'd want to have laying eggs? If I pupated 10 superworms into beetles, would that be enough to get started? Thanks so much for your videos, love it.
I just keep topping up the oats. Every 2 weeks I put more worms into pupation
10 is enough
Hail and Good Morrow!
I really liked your presentation, so I have subbed and hit the 'all' bell!
Hopefully you don't mind me suggesting that you spend 20 quid on a decent Lapel Mic, so that you no longer sound like you're speaking from the back of a long tunnel! Your presentation is top notch, your post production is spot on, and so, having a good audio is the only thing lacking in allowing your audience to best incorporate what you are teaching us!
Thank you for the hard work, the knowledge, and I look forward to watching more of your educational presentations!
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY, USA
PS. Stay safe amidst this Viral Conundrum! I suffer from Malignant Congestive Heart Failure Class 3, along with COPD and Asthma (along with a multitude of other serious health issues), so am looking to create a reliable capital generation paradigm, as I haven't been able to work since Nov. 13 last year. My main clientele will be fishermen; as here in Wyoming we have some seriously imprtant Blue Ribbon Rivers and lakes which provide excellent fishing opportunities for German Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cuttbows (crosses between Rainbows and Cutthroats), along with Walleye, Bass, etc. Some folks here even like to hook into a Carp once in a while (they are considered 'trash' fish and only used for crawdad bait) for the fight.
Good luck with the virus. I would really like to use a lapal mic however I film and edit on my phone and I don't know how to add in audio from an external mic . I can plug in the mic but that sounded worse when I did originally try that
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS
Hey there!
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, I'm hip on audio issues; I'm an OLD time recorder (reel to reel is what I used a lot, as well as cassette, so that ought to give you an idea of what I mean when I use the term 'old'), so I've had my share of hardware/software problems.
What I would recommend is for you to spend some time, once you're allowed to roam free again AFTER we get a handle on the virus (and we will, as we've done before), is to go to 2nd Hand Shops (after calling them to see if they're still in biz and ask after inventory) and brow beat them on various mics they may have (getting them to drop prices).
Use your cell phone to do a little research on site when you find a mic or three, checking to see what kind of mic it is (wide field, narrow field, mixed range, accurate distance count-max recording range/optimum recording range, dynamic, etc.).
My point is that the mic you tried might NOT have been a good fit for your phone hardware and/or software: one size does NOT fit all!
Further, which post-production editor do you use again? Some p-p editors are ok, some are good, and some are great at audio mixing, some are abysmal.
It all has to 'mesh' in order for you to get your desired result; HOWEVER, it IS worth the effort! A good mic can really 'punch up' your content because of background noises that will intrude on your voice and hence your words, precluding us viewers from getting the full benefit of what you are trying to teach us.
Anywho...didn't mean to be this long winded (to which I have a truly BAD penchant!), just wanted to offer up some alternatives for you.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your content and learning as much as I can; being crippled up and in seriously ill health, I need to create SEVERAL finance/income streams that I can physically do, because my days as a Computer Hardware Field Tech are fast coming to an end......the spirit is willing, but the flesh really DOES SUCK!!
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY
I really appreciate your knowledge regarding audio. It's something I've played with but just not gotten a grip off to well. I use kinemaster as an editor
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS
I'm not familiar with 'kinemaster' (now that you have cited it, I remember seeing your citing it in the videos, in the upper right hand corner as well.....I apologize for not remembering) is it a UK software, or a YT software? Free or paid version?
I'm going to start posting Vlogs myself on my channel, the main theme being that even cripples can engage successfully in life, daily projects, within the scope of the pain and limitations we face.
I live in the Oil Patch, which is Open Range lands (yes, just like in the Western film with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall); I've got 800 pound to 1200 pound Black Angus cattle feeding on the sidewalk along the fence line eating weeds and greens, as well as in my garden area (which I encourage for the free fertilizer the Girls leave behind).
Sadly, the idiots running the small town that is 1.25 miles down the road (the main part of town) think that having chickens makes us look 'too Hick', but having 800-1200 lb Black Angus beef running around through town (and rubbing up against cars/trucks when they have an itch they need scratched) is fine and dandy (and I love having the Girls around). Go figure.
I did want to let you know about another revenue stream I'll be engaging in, once I sell my house here and relocate to Alaska (this year is my goal): raising Jumbo Coturnix Quail to sell as meat and eggs.
You can do this in an apartment, and they start laying 8-10 weeks after they hatch. They are bred for Cage Life and there are Cage System specifically designed for small space engagement.
You should check your area markets to see if they sell quail eggs, and if so, for how much. You can also grow a Fodder System in your place to supplement your commercial feed to them, which improves the quality of the eggs and provides a 4 to 1 higher yield on protein dollars spent (no foolin).
Anywho, just wanted to let you know about that, as I believe Bus Drivers in the UK are NOT paid what they should be paid, as well as children costing a LOT of money to raise, even as a part time custody dad!
By the by, I LOVED the attitude of your boy in that one video....wanting to help dad and actually LISTENING to what you had to say about his movements and then adapting to your instructions!
You've got a sharp kid there!
Take care and I look forward to your other videos..........because I intend on raising a variety of insects THIS YEAR for revenue raising ('Move' is not only a nasty four letter word, it is EXPENSIVE, especially when needing to relocate appx 2300 miles!).
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY, USA
6:39 It's not saw dust it's actually wheat meal which is what they feed them with since it's cheaper than oats, you can just dump them in with it and they will just eat it eventually.
New to me
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I always did the same as you where I had to divide them and when I found out it was food I was so mad I'd wasted so much time on it 😂
In Arizona I pay about $5 for that much porridge oats.
How do you prevent fruit flies with the banana peel?
I know the bearded dragon loves the super worm but can a bearded dragon eat the beetles also?
They can eat them however most of the time they won't. The beetles defence is a musk that we can't smell but animals can
How long do the beetles live for
How long will the beetles lay eggs before you need to discard them?
Keep the nettles until they die. That way you get the most production
Are the beetles edible for people?
I can imagine something breeding humans gut load them and feed them there’s a possibility it’s already happening
Nicely explained in detail.
One question is super worms don't need ventilation ???
All animals need ventilation of some king. This tower container has a gap all the way around the top of around 5mm which is enough for this size container. No ventilation can cause mould and humidity issues
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS thank you so much for helping.
Any other questions feel free to DM me on insta
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I'll definitely brother.
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS btw what's your Instagram ?
Learning here...why do you have to separate all the pupa individually?
The beetles eat them. As pupa there defenceless
NORTHERN EXOTICS ohhh okay thank you
you can also put food for them on little fast food cup lids.
That is also a good tip
Mu superworms were able to climb out of that 3 drawer organizer. I even cut a screen to size and taped it around it. Now I have a container the same size but has a lid. I cut and glued screen on the lid so they didn't climb out. Any tips on how to store them in the organizer without them crawling out?
My superworms smell like ammonia. I give them potato, apple and carrots twice a week throwing away the old ones and clean out dead worms twice a week. Why does it stink and what can I do to avoid the stench?
ive never had that smell before, maybe look into either a deeper substrate to absorb the smells or maybe something else is causing the smell, maybe the food
I use wheat bran. Is that the right thing to use?
in Indonesia the price of the super worm is only $ 4 / kilogram, what about the price in your country?
They may be escape artists but line the bottle one with tape at the top it’s too slippery for them to get up
Question😕While you are getting them ready to pupate.. The banna peel= their water but is the oatmeal/porridge their food source? Like alot of people have carrots or potato with the oats, but i never hear much about how to gut load em before you try to change em to beetles? Just wondering how to fatten them up😊
They eat the oats and banana peel . That gutloads them nicely . Hope this helps
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS thank you so much my good man. Just got a ton of superworms to start my own Frankenstein attempt at breeding em😊. Little turds dont like going in them cups😂( and yes i followed the tip on using my older batch of hydrated ones first😉)
I'm gonna try this but I have a question. What do you do when you have too many beetles?
Sell them on eBay lol amazing how fast they sell
If your reptile is willing you can also feed them off as well
Do you keep your beetles laying until they die? How long do they live?
about two to three months
@@magicmidgetman thank you I've been searching for this info ever since my 30 beetles I had for 3 months all died within days of each other they were all form the same batch they turned to beetles all at the same time so it explains a lot
I wish he would use celcius instead of fahrenheit 😂 good video though dude 👌
It's useful to memorize a few important points on the scale so you can compare, such as -40, 0, 22, 32, 40, 43. Just being familiar with these numbers helps a lot when someone is conversing using the *other* system.
Do the oats need to be microwaved?
No
Hello, My beetles keep escaping my 3 tier tower. I had 10 now, I'm down to two. Honestly even when before they escaped I don't think they laid any eggs. Any advice on how to stop them from escaping. Please and thank you!
A breathable lid. If you cant find a good lid, you could buy some window screen material (steel - they'll just chew thru the nylon stuff) and cut to size to make a top
Or smear oil around the top edge, they slip. :)
i hv a lots of beetles, was about 2 months(?) i still hvnt got any baby superworms. how long does it take?
i hv like 20 plus superworm
You should start seeing them any time now
Found out a very little insects are coming out of my farm, very little insect white they look like dust, do you have any idea what they are and how to get rid of them? Tnx
Could be grain mites. There not an issue . If anything they do good because they eat the worm sheds. If you want them gone it's a total change of oats
NORTHERN EXOTICS tnx for answer
If you dont want them, you can heat up the oats for about 45 seconds to kill off any eggs from the oats so you dont have them.
How many eggs make a superworm bug?
Where should you put the Beatles once they have laid the eggs? All of the videos I have seen have said to take them out once they laid eggs but have never said whether you should keep them or what
Move them into another tub so can lay more eggs and once they've laid more they can be moved to lay more. The reason for moving them is to stop them eating the laid eggs
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS but the eggs are like flecks of dust, aren't they? So how do you know they've laid any - in other words, how long should you leave the beetles in the tub? I'm currently waiting for my pupae to develop.
ok so I watched the video in its entirety and found my answer. Thank you. It's extremely informative and completely do-able. Off now to purchase a new three drawer tier.
I have a 7 year old leopard gecko he’s pretty much stopped eating them any idea why? Also have a 7 year old beardie he eats like he’s a pig. How often do you feed leapard geckos and beardies and how many at a time?
I have a gecko and I give her two a day
Hi! I've heard I'm supposed to microwave the oatmeal before I use it for my worms. Any info on how long or at what temp? Really enjoying you channel!
20 - 30 seconds!
I go longer. I go about 2 min
@@kalebhecksher2106 Thank you!
@@jesuslives4362 Thank you !
Aqui no Brasil, a orientação é no máximo um minuto e meio para não se perder as propriedades nutricionais do farelo.
👍👍👍👍
Thank you
So what happens when you have too many beetles??? Keep them all?
Sell them on eBay. £5 for 20 ... It's what I do lol but make sure you have a good age range. You don't want to leave yourself with old age beetles
Is that a beetle on your lip 🤣🤣🤣
You'd be surprised how often I get that hahaha
That's so rude , leave him alone
Can I feed the grown worms to my leopard geckos ?
I do
What if I only have 10 morrio worms bud???
We call them Zophobas (I'm from Germany)
Im from the u.s and I actually like mario worms better lol
That's an interesting fact. I never knew the Americans call them morios aswell
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS no im saying me personally i like the name "mario worms" better but i still call them super worms.
Super Mario worms!
Why would you handpick the worms out from the sawdust? You could just put the whole thing thru a colander and sift it
Do you ever get a really bad smell with these guys?
Nope never
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS i do quite often do you know how i could combat the smell of them also thanks for the response love all the vids. :)))
Is it safe to give Superworms and Superworm Beetles Water Crystals? Is this also including all size SuperWorms?
Yea it's perfectly fine
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS what about mold with Crystal's?
Keep it in a dish . Good ventilation is the key for no mould
won't the beetles eat the eggs?
Yea they eat some but you can remove the beetles before they start eating them
Do you get fruit flies?
No. Remove in eaten food after 48 hours and replace it
You guys in the UK think your strange, let me tell ya about America. We make up alot of our own stuff 😂
I didnt sort mine out but I didn’t have that many
Didnt know ZywOo got superworm farm
Yea. I breed loads of livefood :)
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Damn! Merry Christmas bro
You forgot the smell the beetles produce if they don't wanna be messed with lol it's sooo gross
Very nice video. I have not done SWs before but might try this year. Thanks for sharing. I'm putting together a bunch of videos on caring/producing insects for my geckos on my channel if you are ever interested. Would appreciate your feedback when you have time. :)
I'll take a flick when I'm back at the office. Sounds interesting
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Thank you! Let me know what you think.
Super mario worms
But now you've got a rotting banana peel just hanging out while you wait for eggs to hatch on it.
The banana peel drys up and goes hard. Does not rot just dries out
yeah nah, morios are a pain, mealworms all the way B)
There’s no close up
Have you ever dealt with a male killing all the other males. He bigger the rest and attacks and rip limbs off.
I've never seen or heard of that if I'm honest