Exotic Nutrition Live Mealworms Reptile Food, Medium, 500 count

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  • Live worms are sure to stimulate your pal’s natural hunting instincts.
  • Great for animals who love insects, like chickens, hedgehogs, squirrels, and reptiles.
  • Full of nutritious goodies like protein, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and fat.
  • These live mealworms ship in a cloth bag instead of a plastic cup, allowing them to stay cooler during transit and ensuring more wiggling worms upon arrival.
  • Live mealworms deliver more nourishment than other canned or dried options.

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Questions & Answers

10 Customer Questions

Can these reproduce for farming?

Answer by Chewy • Apr 29, 2021
These meal worms can be bred and raised. You can start with as few as 150 live mealworms, but it is recommended starting off with at least 500.

what do I feed them

Answer by Chewy • Aug 27, 2021
Add about ½ cup of fresh (raw) vegetables to your mealworm storage container for feeding. Cut raw potatoes and raw carrots into 1 inch x 3 inches pieces and spread throughout the container for the mealworms. The mealworms may pull the food under the bedding to eat it, which is completely normal. Some moisture is necessary for the mealworms to drink. While the raw vegetables contain some moisture, it is best to add more by using Thirsty Cricket (gel water source). To gut load, mix Mealworm Chow in with the Mealworm Keeper at a 1:9 ratio (1/3 cup of Chow per 3 cups Keeper).

why did i receive babies?

Answer by Chewy • Oct 17, 2021
The duration of the life cycle will depend on the temperature the mealworms are stored. If all goes well, you should have mealworms to use as feeders within about 3 months. The mealworm will stay in the larvae stage for about 4-6 weeks. The duration of the pupa stage usually lasts around 1-3 weeks. Once the pupa turns into an adult beetle it will reproduce and lay eggs until the life cycle ends and the beetle dies. With this being stated, mealworms are constantly growing in size due to being in the larva stage. Colder temperatures will help to prolong the larva from turning into Pupa.

How long can they be stored?

Answer by Chewy • Aug 13, 2021
Upon arrival, transfer the worms from the bag to a breathable smooth-sided storage container and place in the refrigerator. Meal worms will last approximately 4 weeks refrigerated.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Sharon on Nov 18, 2025

These are not giant

The worms are the largest size there is to order. They are time. Pet stores have much larger ones but I like getting everything from chewy. These are the least

The worms are the largest size there is to order. They are time. Pet stores have much larger ones but I like getting everything from chewy. These are the least active worms I have ever purchased. My bearded dragon won’t eat them because they don’t move. Some in the bag were already dead and black. Most were alive but small and don’t move.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Stacey on Nov 15, 2025

Substrate

Hated that they were packed in substrate and not with paper. Took me over two hours to find the worms. Not safe for reptiles cause they can swallow some of the substrates

Hated that they were packed in substrate and not with paper. Took me over two hours to find the worms. Not safe for reptiles cause they can swallow some of the substrates and become impacted. Will never purchase again

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Brittney on Aug 8, 2025

Not happy

So I have been order 1000 crocketa and mealworms every 2 weeks and my first order was fine delivered on time and early enough in the day that it was too hot. My

So I have been order 1000 crocketa and mealworms every 2 weeks and my first order was fine delivered on time and early enough in the day that it was too hot. My second order? Now, that is a totally different story. So, it was originally scheduled for delivery yesterday, but was delayed until today, then the were supposed to bring the between 11 and 3. They were not delivered until 5:44 pm. And I didnt get a notification about delivery until over an hour later! Needless to say, every single mealworm was dead when I opened the package. They are supposed to issue s refund, but I have d yet to see it. So we will see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Max on Aug 27, 2025

perfect every time

i am beyond faithful to this brand when i get worms for my girl. they arrive on time, in perfect condition, and sometimes there’s a little extra added in! the packaging

i am beyond faithful to this brand when i get worms for my girl. they arrive on time, in perfect condition, and sometimes there’s a little extra added in! the packaging they come in works well to keep all the worms in one place. absolutely love and adore

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By yahaira on Sep 20, 2025

Small

I ordered “giant” worms and the ones I received aren’t even medium they’re small. Don’t think I’ll be ordering from this place again. (Yes I saw the measurements

I ordered “giant” worms and the ones I received aren’t even medium they’re small. Don’t think I’ll be ordering from this place again. (Yes I saw the measurements and no they do not match)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Shalee on Dec 16, 2025

Excellent condition

Mealworms were as described concerning size and were healthy when delivered

Mealworms were as described concerning size and were healthy when delivered

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Sonya on Aug 2, 2025

Not a fan

I know delivery is not necessarily Chewy's fault, but this was marked perishable and left on my doorstep with no doorbell or knock (FedEx). My husband was home listening

I know delivery is not necessarily Chewy's fault, but this was marked perishable and left on my doorstep with no doorbell or knock (FedEx). My husband was home listening for delivery. These live worms sat out on the porch for an hour in the afternoon sun. The worms are loose in a bag and I don't know how to get them all out easily like in the containers.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Tiffany on Aug 15, 2025

Disappointed

These were not “jumbo” at all. They were no bigger than the tiny ones you get at the feed store. My box also arrived crushed and the bag was untied enough that there

These were not “jumbo” at all. They were no bigger than the tiny ones you get at the feed store. My box also arrived crushed and the bag was untied enough that there were escapees in the box. Won’t order them again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Sean on Dec 8, 2025

Waste of money

Many were dead or had already became beatles..smell was bad too

Many were dead or had already became beatles..smell was bad too

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Johnny on Oct 15, 2025

Very disappointed

Worms took too long to get here. And worms were not in good shape. Will not be ordering again.

Worms took too long to get here. And worms were not in good shape. Will not be ordering again.