So, when I got the meal worms today it was clear they were not exactly thriving, so I did some googling and found a good website with info on raising mealworms: http://mealwormstore.com/index.php. Mealworms have 4 stages:egg, larvae, pupa, and beetle. Ours are larvae. They do fine in a container with holes in the lid and a bed of some kind of grain and piece of carrot or apple to provide moisture. Right now they are in wheat bran which can be their bedding and their food. I put an apple piece in which is where they drink from. When I first got them they were hardly moving and seemed to be almost dead, so I poked holes in the lid thinking that would help. They didn't really perk up though. When I read about providing moisture I immediately cut a piece of apple and stuck it in and they seem to be reviving and clustering around the apple. As soon as our larvae pupate we need to move them to separate containers so the larvae don't eat the pupae. It may still be a while before they pupate, but you should look online at pictures of what they look like when they do.
Bedding and apple should be changed about once a week.
That's my update for now
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