How to Buy Small Live Meal Worms
Mealworms are a natural resource that have many uses. Bird watchers buy mealworms to draw birds to their backyard feeders. People who own lizards, frogs or snakes sometimes buy mealworms to feed their pets. Mealworms can be used to help compost organic food such as egg shells, fruit peels and potato peels. Mealworms are also used as bait by fishermen to catch trout and panfish.
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Research to find local farms that raise and breed mealworms. Farms will provide fresh mealworms in the quantity and the size that you need. If you tell the farmer you want small live mealworms, they will package small mealworms for you and you can transport the mealworms home.
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Purchase mealworms online and order the small size only. Online stores offer mealworms in a variety of sizes and can get you the type that you need. The online store will ship the mealworms directly to your home.
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Go to a pet store and ask if they sell mealworms. Many pet stores sell mealworms because pet owners require them to feed their pets. Request the small-sized mealworms when you purchase worms from the pet store. If the pet store does not sell mealworms they may know where you can get some.
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Open the container of mealworms and transfer the mealworms to the spot where you will keep them at home. If you have purchased the mealworms to feed the birds outside, put them in your feeder. If you have purchased the mealworms to compost food, place them in your compost bin. If you have purchased the mealworms for your pets, feed your pet according to your veterinarian's direction.
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Tips & Warnings
Feed mealworms oats, vegetable peels, fruit and egg shells.
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- Photo Credit Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula), male with food image by Lars Lachmann from Fotolia.com
