I decided to start my own colony and I have about 50 bettles but no reproducing going on....I dont want them as pets lol I am trying to keep the cycle going so I dont have to waste money on mealworms. Does anyone know how tofix this I have had these bettles well over a month. I feed them carrots, cucumber, and sometimes butternut squash.

I've got the same problem. Maybe it just takes longer than I realized.

Me too! I just have tons of bettles! I hope someone knows whats going on....

It takes about 4 months to get full size mealworms. They reproduce faster if you keep them in a warm place.

They have to be kept in an incubator to reproduce faster. They take about two months when kept warm. they must have a supply of water, potato, cucumber,etc. and bran or whole wheat flour. I don't really know how to gut load them.

The Darkling Beetle [aka the mealworm] will lay eggs in the bedding that shouldn't be removed then hatch into a larval state which starts out small but eventually increases to a large larva that is finally ready for pupation to later hatch and become a Darkling beetle.

http://insected.arizona.edu/mealrear.htm

"Life history parameter Typical Value Range References:
Time spent as surviving egg: 10 to 12 days (Hill 2002).
Time spent as surviving larva: 12 to 54 days.
Time spent as surviving pupa: 20 days (not available, Hill 2002)
Time spent as surviving adult: 80 days (60 to 90 days, Hill 2002)
Number of eggs per surviving adult: 80. (0 to 500 days, 1937, Hill 2002, Greenberg and Ar 1996, Hill" Wikipedia

LOl I was going to post this same thing I have 100's of beetles and no worms yet, at least that I can see... Guess I need to learn patience

If you slice up a piece of apple or potato and place it in the bedding,after about 15-20 minutes flip over the apple and you should see a bunch of little tiny worms.

Kool information. I to have a lot of bettles and not seeing any worms yet. Will try what Catman recommends.

If you leave the beetles in with the adult worms, most of the eggs will be eaten.