I have read that the beetles will eat small larvae and eggs, but will big superworm larvae eat little ones, or was i just ripped off?
About 3 weeks ago i bought "100 small superworms" at a a Petco in Fairfax, VA. I was looking for small worms which i could raise up on organic veggies. I briefly stirred up the contents of the container to see that there were some small worms in there but did not check the quantity.
I did not do anything except feed them greens and a few carrot slices. I had another bin of large worms (bought at a Petsmart) next to them which i was also feeding, and feeding my boxie with. These seem fine, and there are still a lot of those left.
So today i thought i better change the bedding of the small worms (none of which i have harvested yet). There were only 7 worms in there! 2 were full-sized but some little ones too. I saw no carcasses of dead worms.
Is it possible the big ones ate the little ones whole, despit having plenty of other stuff to eat? Seems unlikely that 3-4 larger worms would have eaten 90 little ones.
The brand is Timberline.
About 3 weeks ago i bought "100 small superworms" at a a Petco in Fairfax, VA. I was looking for small worms which i could raise up on organic veggies. I briefly stirred up the contents of the container to see that there were some small worms in there but did not check the quantity.
I did not do anything except feed them greens and a few carrot slices. I had another bin of large worms (bought at a Petsmart) next to them which i was also feeding, and feeding my boxie with. These seem fine, and there are still a lot of those left.
So today i thought i better change the bedding of the small worms (none of which i have harvested yet). There were only 7 worms in there! 2 were full-sized but some little ones too. I saw no carcasses of dead worms.
Is it possible the big ones ate the little ones whole, despit having plenty of other stuff to eat? Seems unlikely that 3-4 larger worms would have eaten 90 little ones.
The brand is Timberline.