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Originally Posted by pressld2 
We have fat balls, peanuts and, as of this year, nijer seed but haven't fed meal worms yet. Numpty questions: do you buy them live? And, if so, how long before they turn into whatever insect they are presumably the larvae of?
Dave P.
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I have been breeding my own mealworms for about eighteen months and once you have bought your initial stock, you only need a dozen or so to start a collony, the cost amounts to a kilo bag of porridge oats once a year and a few slices of apple, potato or something along those lines to provide them with moisture for drinking, you can then leave them in a jar or some other container to get on with it, no need for a lid on the container, they don't go anywhere. They will eventually turn into Darklin beetles via pupation and the whole process begins again.
As mealworms they will keep for several months in a cool atmosphere and can be kept almost indefinately in a refridgerator.
Hope this is of use.
Keith