How Do You Build A Wax Worm Farm?
Wax worms have high calcium and protein contents, making them a good treat supplement to the diet of your pet reptiles and birds; they are also a popular fishing bait. Whatever your use for wax worms, you may want to raise your own to cut down on costs and trips to the pet or bait store. A wax worm farm is easy to create, and these worms reproduce readily to provide you with a constant supply. Stock the worm farm initially with about 20 wax worms purchased from a pet store or bait shop. Choose a container; this can be as simple as a tall glass jar or a small plastic aquarium with a tight-fitting screen lid. Make a culture medium to act as food and bedding for your wax worm farm. To make the bedding, crush six shredded wheat cereal biscuits into a bowl. Warm some honey until it runs easily and add it to the crushed shredded wheat a little at a time until the mixture is a moist, crumbly consistency. Add 2 to 3 inches of culture medium to the container. Tear away one side of a piece of co
