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From: helen@argosy.UUCP (Helen Kastner)
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Subject: Re: raising meal worms
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Date: 9 May 91 14:45:31 GMT
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In article <91128.134308SMG2@psuvm.psu.edu> SMG2@psuvm.psu.edu (teri) writes:
>In a previous article halfdome@tc.fluke.COM (Alex Dorchak) writes:
>
>>Does anyone out there know how to "raise" a mealworm (is that one word
>
>Go to a pet store that knows something about reptiles.  They should be able to

In addition to pet stores, call or write a zoo;  chances
are that if they're not raising their own, they will
have a supplier you could talk to.

BTW, someplace in the back of my mind, I've a recollection
of a reptile breeder telling me that mealworms were
not particularly nutritious.  At least for some lizards.
But I can't remember what he suggested as a substitute.

hk

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