Fluker's Farm Tour : Mealworms Facility

Watch Dave Fluker give a tour of our mealworms facility.

[@hawks9142]

I like how even the large scale operation still has the Tupperware container with a screen glued on lol. It truly is the tool of the trade 😄

[@ChrisCartmell]

It's hard/impossible to find a purpose made container for these guys apparently. I'm into superworms right now and the variety of Rubbermaid totes I've drilled into is getting out of hand 😅

[@hawks9142]

@@ChrisCartmell I'm starting a commercial facility and alibaba has definitely been my friend lol

[@zoeduran8406]

I love how honest this looks. You dont try to hide the fact that they are pushed and shook.(which is ok since they are handled like that by the people who feed them to their reptiles.) Great video!

[@ShadowWolf184]

Hi, how long before you change the beetles bedding? Thank you :)

[@91yoshio]

Could you teach me how to produce on a large scale in Brazil? I am an aquaculture manager, I would like to feed the fish. I wait, thanks.

[@ThirdLawPair]

How do you keep them hydrated? Carrots?

[@staticdomo835]

Hi flukers company wanted to know what kind of oatmeal brand to use for mealworms thanks

[@TheTubeTempest]

STATIC DOMO he says he uses grain but dons say oatmeal. it looks like they are using wheat bran. you can buy it in bulk as animal feed.

[@JustinAbroad]

You can feed them anything you want. I put mine in pure flour and they get huge fast

[@Vincent-tn7ut]

In your experience, what are the foods that bring the best results, such as bigger and fatter worms?

[@callmesmallssg]

sweet potato and carrots

[@FusionDeveloper]

Watch out for mites, like grain mites. I personally believe there are mites that look like moving dust that eat mealworm eggs. Mites need water to stay alive and the only 2 things you really put in there for them to eat to stay alive, is carrots/potato and mealworm eggs. With no carrots/potatoes, their only choice is mealworm eggs. You can try to mitigate them getting to the bins, by placing the bins on legs and putting the legs on a high sided tray with a deep layer of diatomaceous earth or used motor oil. With mites, a thin layer of diatomaceous earth, causes the mites to die on it, and with thousands of mites dying on it a day, the dead mites become safe-to-walk-on material, so the mites can get further then the previous mites and given enough time, the mites will have enough dead mites that they can bypass the entire bed of diatomaceous earth. Also, you don't want the D.E. to get into your mealworm bin, because it can kill your mealworms and beetles. I am really curious about used motor oil, if it would stink up your bedroom or not and possible create toxic air or irritating (or just annoying) air to breathe. If not, that may be a better option, since I imagine it would act like the tar pits with the dinosaurs, acting as a nearly infinite capacity for stopping tiny mites. The motor oil trick is used by Black Soldier Fly larvae owners, to stop ants from getting in and they only do the table legs in metal cans with the used motor oil. I assume this would work for mites too. I would love to test it, but I will have to do research about standing pools of used motor oil in a bedroom and if it is a health risk or not. Until then, just sharing some information for all fans of mealworms. Also, be aware of developing an allergy to mealworms. Wear a disposable mask and gloves and keep them clean and tidy, removing dead mealworms/beetles often.

[@dashofqbdullqh4505]

☝👍👍👍👌

[@casagrandecats]

Can meal worm sellers make their worms infertile?

[@thesaint8544]

he posted that comment 2 years ago.

[@thesaint8544]

How do you know? do you know them in real life? Just because they have a female as their profile picture doesn't mean they're a girl. It could be his wife's account.

[@thesaint8544]

Explain.

[@thesaint8544]

First off. Wow, second, I am not her husband or "D" "A" "D", third, I got the name "Donald HQ" because my pet crayfish is named Donald so I decided to name the channel after him.

[@thesaint8544]

Pretty much.

[@GA-yv3zw]

It probably stinks in there

[@JustinAbroad]

That's a big facility. I'd rather buy from a small operational mom and pop startup