We Bred WAY TOO Many Superworms...Breeding Our Own Superworms! | Zen Habitats

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
  • A while back, our Animal Care Manager, Kasey, wanted to test the various capabilities of various substrates so we could breed superworms here at Zen HQ! The results...well you just have to see the CRAZY amount of superworms we now have!
    Kasey tested 6 different foods to breed superworms. 4 of which were commercially available diets, one being just oatmeal, and another being chicken feed with some added vitamins. Which diet do you think resulted in the MOST amount of superworms?
    We hope you learned some cool new interesting ways to breed your own bugs at home! If you breed your own bugs or superworms at home, what are some of your tips for new bug breeders? Let us know!
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    0:00 Introduction
    0:53 Why We Started This Project
    1:40 Starting The Experiment
    3:00 Days 30, 60, 90
    5:43 How We Breed Our Superworms
    7:39 Dinner Time!
    8:03 Outro
    #superworm #bugs #breed
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  • @zenhabitats
    @zenhabitats  2 роки тому +1

    Thank you to everyone who participated in our latest giveaway! The winners have been emailed so be sure to check your notifications. We loved seeing your reptile's favorite snack, our pets are munching on some superworms right now! See you on our next video Zen Friends! 💚

  • @cookingwithandreakemp8721
    @cookingwithandreakemp8721 2 роки тому

    Yay for bugs!! Enzo, our Beardie loves Dubia’s!! Thanks for the chance to win! 🦎🦎🦎🦎

  • @mollyperlmutter
    @mollyperlmutter 2 роки тому +3

    Zeus' favorite snack is pretty much everything!

  • @zenhabitats
    @zenhabitats  2 роки тому +10

    Who’s ready for a FEEDER FRENZY?! Over here at Zen, our bug bins are overflowing - so we need your help! We’re giving 3 lucky winners a bug snack pack including 100 super worms, 100 mealworms, and 50 dubia roaches that were bred right here at Zen HQ (over $80 in value!) Interested in winning a yummy bug variety pack for your reptile friend? All you have to do is:

    • Subscribe to Zen Habitats on UA-cam & turn on notifications
    • Like this video
    • Leave a comment on this video letting us know your reptile’s favorite snack
    • We will be replying to the winners’ comments so make sure your notifications are turned on!

    Giveaway ends Wednesday, June 1st. Good luck everyone!

    US only except FL, HI & AK. We do not sell bugs here at Zen Habitats.

    • @412sparky
      @412sparky 2 роки тому

      Jason’s a superworm kind of guy.

    • @eldrich_commie
      @eldrich_commie 2 роки тому

      My two dragon boys love their super worms and hornworms. They never move as quickly as when they see their snack coming towards them. 😊

    • @xboxanator111
      @xboxanator111 2 роки тому

      My beardies favorite snacks are meal worms and duiba roaches. She’s an ADDICT! She never wants to stop munching on some bugs lol

  • @forsakenlife4873
    @forsakenlife4873 Рік тому

    For anyone that is planning to start a breeding colony, find a local feed store to buy from. You will save a ton of money over the "commercial products" that you find online or in stores.

  • @MindySimsFunnyFarmTx
    @MindySimsFunnyFarmTx 2 роки тому

    I have Geckos, African Fat Tails, Crested and Peacock Day. My husband has a Pacman frog. Nothing gets our "babies" moving like Dubias! Its so much fun to sit back and watch our crew chase or stalk them.....Other than Miss. Pac who sits and waits for them to come just close enough. As "empty nesters" getting back into reptiles has brought hours of entertainment to my husband and I.

  • @georgedanyluk8934
    @georgedanyluk8934 2 роки тому

    Our bearded dragon Billie is obsessed with super worms and Dubia Roaches! She never wants to stop eating

  • @celticluvr
    @celticluvr 2 роки тому

    Loki's, bearded dragon, favorite bugs are mealworms. 😁 Thank you for the opportunity to possibly win.

  • @TaleRavenTarot
    @TaleRavenTarot Рік тому

    The way you explained breeding superworms made so much more sense than any other video I've seen on the topic. So much simpler than I knew!

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  Рік тому

      We’re so glad you found the video informative! Kasey is a bug breeding master!

  • @jacobdrescher1891
    @jacobdrescher1891 2 роки тому

    My veiled chameleon is absolutely obsessed with his super worms!

  • @firefoxxy22
    @firefoxxy22 2 роки тому

    My beardie and all of my geckos really love their crickets and dubias but my beardie absolutely LOVES her superworms

  • @larkin9822
    @larkin9822 2 роки тому

    I have a house full of reptiles & they all have different favorite snacks! Adult black soldier flies are my chameleons’ favorite. My beardies go wild for hornworms. My flying gecko leaps across its enclosure for silkworms. Everyone loves dubia!

  • @tiaramiracle1153
    @tiaramiracle1153 2 роки тому

    My beardie, frogs, and tarantulas have no preference! If it wiggles, they love it!!

  • @andireese417
    @andireese417 2 роки тому

    It's a toss up between dubias and supers. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win and I loved the info in this video. Thank you!

  • @chouettemerde
    @chouettemerde 2 роки тому

    Elphabas favorite snacks are tied between superworms and hornworms!

  • @toniperry6450
    @toniperry6450 2 роки тому

    My beardie loves him some horn worms. He also eats jumbo meal worms and crickets. This is so awesome of you guys to do and such a neat experiment.
    We also have your enclosure and he loves running around and playing. Definitely one of the best investments I’ve made for him.

  • @maxwellgrimsley
    @maxwellgrimsley 2 роки тому

    My crestie’s favorite snack is mealworms all the way! She can’t get enough 😂

  • @brokengeckostudios5302
    @brokengeckostudios5302 2 роки тому

    My beardie, Cheerio ( in my picture ) absolutely LOVES dubia. She also loves silkworms and hornworms!
    But she also loves dandelion flowers, hibiscus, and blueberries 😊
    Thank you for a chance to win!

  • @Avocetexotics
    @Avocetexotics 2 роки тому

    All of my reptiles have different favorites! My beardy LOVES super worms, my leo especially loves meal worms, both of my cresties prefer dubias and crickets, my dart frog obviously loves fruit flys, and my trio of mourning geckos will eat anything that moves from fruit flys, pin head crickets, tiny dubias, and tiny meal worms and super worms. I love providing a variety for all of my reptiles!

  • @gloriamiller8810
    @gloriamiller8810 2 роки тому

    Raptor love his Horned worms but he settles for his roaches 😆

  • @rdcrv2013
    @rdcrv2013 2 роки тому

    My beardies and geckos LOVE superworms!!!

  • @05danifanni
    @05danifanni 2 роки тому

    Yes please! My beardie loves superworms!!

  • @tracy8826
    @tracy8826 2 роки тому

    Blaze's favorite snack is dubia roaches for sure 😂

  • @elimagann8677
    @elimagann8677 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon eats anything that’s moves but loves roaches

  • @N0CKTERNUL
    @N0CKTERNUL 2 роки тому

    I have two leos and they absolutely love dubia roaches and meal worms! Their eyes get so big when they eat them. Pretty awesome.

  • @katheryna.3002
    @katheryna.3002 2 роки тому

    My leopard geckos go CRAZY for waxworms ✨

  • @shannonmunsey1757
    @shannonmunsey1757 2 роки тому

    My beardie loves alll the buggies and bananas. My leopard gecko is a sucker for wax worms. I love her energy in the video, and the information presented is extremely helpful!

  • @hattiedefreitas1805
    @hattiedefreitas1805 2 роки тому

    This is awesome. Almost all my babies love their dubias except Pascal, she is in love with superworms

  •  2 роки тому +2

    Yesss please 😬😬 dubia roaches

  • @lexilouie2360
    @lexilouie2360 2 роки тому

    I think all of my reptiles adore hornworms. They’re the ultimate snack. But their favorite regular feeder is the superworms or mealworms.

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Lexi! CONGRATS! You are one of the winners of our Feeder Frenzy Giveaway!!!! 😃 Please send an email to kaleigh@zenhabitats.com within the next 48 hours to claim your buggies! Congrats and we look forward to hearing from you! 😎

  • @lisakirker9740
    @lisakirker9740 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon Copper just recently tried hornworms for the first time and he LOVED them, but mealworms are probably a close second.

  • @reptilesofbeauty
    @reptilesofbeauty 2 роки тому

    all 8 of my babies loveee super worms and hornworms!!

  • @efgexotics
    @efgexotics 2 роки тому +1

    My reptiles absolutely LOVE superworms!! Their favorites are probably wax worms or hornworms though. As for breeding insects i’ve had really good luck with superworms living on oatmeal for substrate and to kinda munch on and i feed gutloading vegetables and one of my little tricks is BEE POLLEN!!! It makes them so healthy and full of vitamins, also they seem to love them! I’ve really found that variety and vegetables like squash, zucchini, carrots, and greens such as collards, turnip, and mustard greens. (i feed everything listed to my super worms and the beetles as well and i’ve noticed doing variety and adding bee pollen really made a difference and they seemed to breed more and definitely seemed healthier.)

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  2 роки тому

      Hi Gracie! CONGRATS! You are one of the winners of our Feeder Frenzy Giveaway!!!! 😃 Please send an email to kaleigh@zenhabitats.com within the next 48 hours to claim your buggies! Congrats and we look forward to hearing from you! 😎

  • @endrebel1826
    @endrebel1826 2 роки тому

    Awesome!! Thanks for this amazing giveaway, I guess everyone's favorite is hornworms, but those are more of a treat!

  • @marissafederico1718
    @marissafederico1718 2 роки тому

    My beardie Barlow loves superworms and hornworms! He goes on and off roaches but can't pass up a worm!

  • @heejinscloud
    @heejinscloud 2 роки тому

    My beardie absolutely loves crickets. I'm trying to breed crickets at the moment for her

  • @kayz9lul
    @kayz9lul 2 роки тому

    Super worms are my Sonoran toads fav snack 🐸 ❤❤

  • @Sleepyshroomies
    @Sleepyshroomies 2 роки тому

    I have a tokay named Beans who absolutely loves dubias! And a crestie named Jinkx who'll eat just about any bug I give her, dubias, super worms, you name it lol

  • @caitlynellison3808
    @caitlynellison3808 2 роки тому

    My sweet beardie loves hornworms and black soldier fly larvae. But his staple feeders are roaches!

  • @geckomorphsusa4032
    @geckomorphsusa4032 2 роки тому

    My beardies love horn worm's!Thanks for this amazing giveaway!Good luck everyone!

  • @haleywoods1499
    @haleywoods1499 2 роки тому

    My beardie loves his dubia, but if there is a horn worm available he goes nuts! 🤣

  • @szxth
    @szxth 2 роки тому

    my favorite bug is hornworms for my beard dragon but as a snake because they get so excited when they see them !

  • @peachbat3228
    @peachbat3228 2 роки тому

    All my beardies love blueberries and Dubais 💚

  • @reptiliangarden
    @reptiliangarden 2 роки тому +2

    Such a fun idea! My animals are all crazy for Hornworms!

  • @champagnelilies
    @champagnelilies 2 роки тому

    My beardie O.D.B ( Old Dirty Beardie) loves crickets ...even though I despise them and meal wormies.

  • @andria2395
    @andria2395 2 роки тому

    My picky eater as no specific favorites, he only picks one type of bug a week and it’s up to me to figure out which one! Never know what he’s feeling till he picks. He’s spoiled but I love him. Can’t get enough of those Goliath worms though.

  • @Samzilla125
    @Samzilla125 2 роки тому

    My dragon, Howie, his favorite snack is radishes!!

  • @eyeluvnevaeh7253
    @eyeluvnevaeh7253 2 роки тому

    This is so cool! I’ve been researching how to breed bugs for my beardie because buying them from the store is too expensive. My beardie LOVES dubia roaches!

  • @makaylasmenagerie
    @makaylasmenagerie 2 роки тому

    My beardie LOVES hornworms! My AFTs favorites are dubia!

  • @stevenstubblefield5598
    @stevenstubblefield5598 2 роки тому

    My daughter has a beardie named Frank and he loves super worms and dubias!!! Her pixie frog Pip love all of them as well too!!!

  • @brandonflaming7737
    @brandonflaming7737 2 роки тому

    My beardie loves hornworms, he goes nuts for them. THANKS!

  • @7272sml
    @7272sml 2 роки тому

    I have two beardies and a grumpy 3 toed box turtle (all in zens) that love superworms!

  • @crystalmotes
    @crystalmotes 2 роки тому

    My guy loves the super worms!

  • @Froggyboii
    @Froggyboii 2 роки тому

    My White's tree frogs and my leopard gecko love superworms and dubia roaches. My Cuban tree frogs will eat just about anything you throw at them XD.

  • @ravenneherron5526
    @ravenneherron5526 2 роки тому

    My boy LOVES Dubais but has never gotten to eat a full size one! He is upset at the injustice but our wallets cry at the thought of buying more 😂

  • @BeccaCh
    @BeccaCh 2 роки тому

    Our beardie hasn't had a variety yet. He grew up on crickets. Trying to wean him off that to veggies. No luck yet with that. He's under a year. But he has tried a superworm and kinda liked it. He also seems to like peas. But as time passes, he will be given various veggies to try his pallet on.

  • @LeoEyes21
    @LeoEyes21 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon Dumpling's favorite snake has gotta be superworms and hornworms. Though she also loves more berries (blueberries, strawberries and cherries). If im not fast enough putting the worm into her cage she tends to just up at the tweezers to get it.

  • @BeeandMoose
    @BeeandMoose 2 роки тому

    Oh man anything and everything. My Pac-Man frog has no dislikes. My leopard gecko goes nuts for any worms. And my BTS likes to try new things.

  • @cassie2439
    @cassie2439 2 роки тому

    Omg bug frenzy! My reptiles and hedgehog love all buggies ESPECIALLY super worms and dubias. (They can’t decide which is better😂)

  • @ProfJCsCritters
    @ProfJCsCritters 2 роки тому

    What can I say? I have critters who eat anything. :) Even the dead ones get eaten. My hermit crabs just adore freshly deceased insects of all kinds.

  • @marlacarter1120
    @marlacarter1120 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon loves Dubias and meal warms. But my leopard geckos love mealworms and wax worms.

  • @dorkgoes_rawr
    @dorkgoes_rawr 2 роки тому

    freddy krueger (bearded dragon) really love super worm but he have a soft spot for chasing roaches
    While Tyson and Chewbacca (gecko) love mealworms
    Can’t forget Buzz (turtle) love mealworms

  • @Griffin2111
    @Griffin2111 2 роки тому

    My female bearded dragon loves her hornworms.

  • @zachmartin1820
    @zachmartin1820 2 роки тому

    I've got so many critters but I would say super worms or ewax worms! Love yalls content. Keep up the great work.

  • @faithbaker5027
    @faithbaker5027 2 роки тому

    My beardie adores superworms and I'd love to have some for my gecko to try! Sadly she's never had any!

  • @foreverinlove1456
    @foreverinlove1456 2 роки тому

    Looks fun my animals love there bugs

  • @jsmnpng
    @jsmnpng 2 роки тому

    I have 2 beardies one named sousake and the other one named ponyo. Both LOVE Dubia roaches and mealworms

  • @jenfaris5407
    @jenfaris5407 2 роки тому

    Our Crested Gecko loves anything bug! Even the poor cuc isopods 😆. My most picky frog is currently interested in only dubias and catapillars. Crickets and worms are sooo last week.

  • @kellyk9463
    @kellyk9463 2 роки тому

    My beardie's favs are supers and hornworms!

  • @campbellosborne447
    @campbellosborne447 2 роки тому

    My children love some meal worms!

  • @serenitylilly1556
    @serenitylilly1556 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon favorite snack is dubia she loves to chase them.

  • @CaptainChunk.503
    @CaptainChunk.503 2 роки тому

    Our boy Norbert is an absolute fiend for superworms! This would help us out so much as money has been tight. You guys rock!

  • @aliciagriggs8531
    @aliciagriggs8531 Рік тому

    Looks like you are having fun! A few days ago some peafowl showed up in my front yard. I gave them some rolled oats and some dried mealworms. I found out that peafowl love superworms so I picked up a few at the pet store. They were fighting over them! I may have to start raising my own.

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  Рік тому +1

      We absolutely recommend raising your own buggies if you have the time and space for them! 💚

  • @snoopy21007
    @snoopy21007 2 роки тому

    Hornworms all the way!

  • @ProducerBigR
    @ProducerBigR 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon loves Dubais and my veiled loves supers he eats Dubais too!! Awesome tip!! I will try that when I try to breed some supers!!

  • @nanase4909
    @nanase4909 2 роки тому

    My lio loves super worms and wax worms ! 🐛

  • @joeysieckmann7830
    @joeysieckmann7830 2 роки тому

    my reptiles favorite snack is hornworms

  • @mcfeisty87
    @mcfeisty87 2 роки тому

    My beardies love hornworms as a treat but their fav are dubia roaches.

  • @zeropixelz
    @zeropixelz 2 роки тому

    I have a whites tree frog named gamakichi his favorite is Dubai roaches but he also loves every other feeder insect I have given him he has a voracious appetite

  • @agustd_minyoongi7790
    @agustd_minyoongi7790 2 роки тому

    My dragons favorite snacks are hornworms, grasshoppers and strawberries 🍓

  • @Parrotloverx10
    @Parrotloverx10 2 роки тому

    Awesome idea and great video. My cresteds love dubia roaches the most.

  • @ellus1onist156
    @ellus1onist156 2 роки тому

    My jeweled lacerta loves dubias but the rest of my reptiles (BTS and emerald tree skinks) love hornworms

  • @jasp5161
    @jasp5161 2 роки тому +1

    this video is amazing, so informative. my adhd brain could never but i sure would think about it lol

    • @kaseydamico8006
      @kaseydamico8006 2 роки тому +1

      As someone with ADHD as well, it did take a lot of planning and quite a few mistakes before I figured out how I wanted to actually do this project! ❤

    • @jasp5161
      @jasp5161 2 роки тому +1

      @@kaseydamico8006 i commend you

  • @arianamontes6624
    @arianamontes6624 2 роки тому

    Jbs favorite bug is the dubia roach... yummers! 🐷🐷🐷🦎

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  2 роки тому

      Hi Ariana! CONGRATS! You are one of the winners of our Feeder Frenzy Giveaway!!!! 😃 Please send an email to kaleigh@zenhabitats.com within the next 48 hours to claim your buggies! Congrats and we look forward to hearing from you! 😎

  • @jennysylva9479
    @jennysylva9479 2 роки тому

    RawKnee, my sweet Bearded Dragon loves his Dubia Roaches and Phoenix Worms. He’s only six months old, so he eats A LOT of bugs! Also, I LOVE watching him eat. It’s so cute!

  • @yesidtac7863
    @yesidtac7863 2 роки тому

    Grandes mascotas

  • @kaskins2226
    @kaskins2226 2 роки тому

    Very informative, our bearded dragon loves his dubia's he has not gotten to try superworms or mealworms yet.

  • @cheyenelee
    @cheyenelee 2 роки тому

    Superworms!!

  • @aronoiiel
    @aronoiiel 2 роки тому

    My beardie pum0kin goes absolutely bananas for Dubias. I put down a hornworm. Superworm. And dubia several times and each time the roach goes first! She knows good healthy food ^_^
    And its interestinf you mention about the feed and care of bugs my dragon actually does have specific bugs she likes from certsin people. Really interesting when you figure put what they all feed differwntly!

  • @Blue45677
    @Blue45677 2 роки тому

    I have 3 bearded dragons. My oldest loves bell pepper my middle baby loves horn worms and the baby loves superworms

  • @Kayt814
    @Kayt814 2 роки тому

    I have 2 beardies Mango and Kevin my male mango will eat just about anything as long as it moves! My other beardie i got from a bad situation and im trying to encourage her to eat and are trying many different things and buying for 2 can be quite a lot especially if we want them to last a while. Mangos favorites are probably hornworms 😂 and kevin we arent really sure yet were slowly getting her to eat and drink and praying she makes it through!

  • @leelindsay9560
    @leelindsay9560 2 роки тому

    My bearded dragon loves super worms. I call them his cheeseburgers 😅 he loves pretty much all bugs though, but those are his favorite. Thank you for this opportunity!

  • @kimberlybressette6062
    @kimberlybressette6062 2 роки тому

    Norbert the bearded dragon loves super worms and Gizmo the leopard gecko loves mealworms! 😊

  • @lunalove0217
    @lunalove0217 2 роки тому

    I have a bearded dragon that will literally jump and chase me for hornworms so i would have to say hornworms are the favorite. Thank you!

  • @madelinemakstein9930
    @madelinemakstein9930 2 роки тому

    That is so cool! My veiled chameleon, chamomile loves her Dubia roaches, I have been trying to breed them, so this video has been super helpful! Getting a large starter colony would be great!

  • @Chasespets
    @Chasespets 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy how information is this video is a lot of videos skip over the biological facts behind each step you take. Right now the two bearded dragons that I own are both rescues. One of them was being fed dubia roaches before I got him he absolutely loved them, my other rescue has yet to try them but she loves darkling beetles on occasion.

  • @jasp5161
    @jasp5161 2 роки тому

    my frogs favorite snack has to be wax worms or mealworm puapa

  • @lizzyr10125
    @lizzyr10125 2 роки тому +1

    Have you tried wheat bran and nutrional yeast mix. I love using it for my bugs. So many healthy insects.

    • @zenhabitats
      @zenhabitats  2 роки тому +1

      Yes! Kasey has tried both options before but prefers the chicken feed mix!

  • @flynnprice1905
    @flynnprice1905 2 роки тому

    My beardie’s favorite bugs are hornworms!! She also looooves blueberries. She’s such a good eater there hasn’t been a bug or plant she hasn’t enjoyed yet 😁

  • @sarahjohnloz9162
    @sarahjohnloz9162 2 роки тому

    Great experiment! I'm trying to raise my own super worms, so your tips are fantastic! My bearded dragon Cheeto adores superworms, mealworms, and Dubia roaches. Thanks for the great info!