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FurryBabyMama · 07-11-2018, 11:39 AM

I'm really having trouble finding a good brand of dried mealworms.
The first brand I used gave me a massive grain mite infestation. They were already inside the bag when I bought them, I didn't realise. I did think they looked "dustier" than other brands I've seen used but I thought nothing of it until I noticed every surface in my flat crawling with the things. It put me off using them for a whole year, I just finally bought a new tub of a different brand and found LIVE beetles in there! I don't know if some of the mealworms were still alive and turned into beetles in the tub, or if somehow the live beetles got mixed in at the factory or whatever.

But I just want a good brand! My hamsters like them and I don't want to resort to some other food for their animal protein.

07-11-2018, 11:39 AM
FurryBabyMama Hamster Pup Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 60	What's a trusted brand of mealworms? I'm really having trouble finding a good brand of dried mealworms. The first brand I used gave me a massive grain mite infestation. They were already inside the bag when I bought them, I didn't realise. I did think they looked "dustier" than other brands I've seen used but I thought nothing of it until I noticed every surface in my flat crawling with the things. It put me off using them for a whole year, I just finally bought a new tub of a different brand and found LIVE beetles in there! I don't know if some of the mealworms were still alive and turned into beetles in the tub, or if somehow the live beetles got mixed in at the factory or whatever. But I just want a good brand! My hamsters like them and I don't want to resort to some other food for their animal protein.