Hi,

I bought waxworms about a week ago. After about a few days, some of them looked half-cocooned. I believe they're pupating or something. Now, most of them are like that. They're still alive because the half that isn't shelled wiggles when I pick them up. So...a few questions:

First, are they still healthy enough to feed to my WD's and pacman frog? Also, how many waxworms per day/week can I feed each of my critters? Lastly, how can I keep my waxies from pupating? I currently have them in a drawer in my room (Temps are probably about 75 in there).

Thank you!

~Gerardo

They turn into moths. They live off of bee hive I think. I don't know about how nutritious the wax worms are during their developing stage, because they are supposed to eat wax as pupae, and then make a cocoon out of the wax where they will morph into moths. Without a source of wax, I guess they can't make a full cocoon.

To make them last longer,put them in the refrigerator.Only take out as many as you need for one meal. Then, allow them to come back to life. If you want to hurry the process up you can put them under a lamp or other heat source, but don't cook them. I usually allow the waxies to eat for about a day. Last meal.

Hey Gerardo!
Read this thread:
Waxworms - how many are too many?

I don't know if you can feed the pupae ones but it might be better if you don't, at least until someone can confirm it to you =)

As for quantities, if your WD and pacman go by the same rules as Bearded Dragons and geckos, feed 1 - 2 per week, but it would be better to confirm this as well.

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