Mealworm beetle's

Hi all, I have had a number of mealworms pupate into "aliens" which anke loves to eat but was wondering whether it would be fine to feed anke the beetles once thay have fully pupated ?

The bettles offer a lot less nutritionl value as the meat to shell ratio is way off. Too much indigestable matter on the bettles imo. The aliens however are a great treat... not as high in fat as wax worms, no shell and lots of good protein.

thanks for the answer kel, anke loves the aliens im going to get some dubias soon as I know they have a high meat to shell ratio.

That sounds like a good plan just remember the best diets are a rotation so between the mealies, the aliens and the dubs you should have a very healthy animal.

ok thanks

bahh i didn't know the little pupa's were good for them XD i tossed all mine cause i thought she could eat them haha oh well we live and learn.

Don't worry Mystic I used to do the same thing until I read on here that they love them now my little one gobbles them up the minute I put them in, s/he's had 6 for breakfast this morning already

I fed the aliens to my fish because I didn't want to feed them to athena! Haha. Them loved 'em.

the aliens are when the morioworms/superworms turn white... ohhh banana loves them!! and so does my jird lol

I could never raise mealies, with as much as Eros loves aliens none would ever get to pupate, I couldn't resist feeding them to him can't grow a colony that way aye