Pisces Mini Mealies Approx 1000 Worm Tub | Live Mealworms

Pisces Mini Mealies Approx 1000 Worm Tub | Live Mealworms

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Pisces Mini Mealies are small live mealworms ideal for reptiles, birds, chickens and fish. High in protein, convenient, nutritious, and perfect for daily feeding.

Mini Mealies are small mealworms. The information below is regarding regular mealworms, but much of it also applies to mini mealies. The 1000 mini mealies per tub is only a rough estimate. We don't guarantee the number of worms inside. See disclaimer below.

Approximately 1000 Worms per Tub.

Mealworms - Plump, nutrient-rich Pisces mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) provide a natural insect food for birds and lizards in your aviary and garden. Adds variety to diets and is an ideal source of protein for finches, robins, wagtails, other birds and reptiles.

Regarding WA: Cannot ship to WA due to Quarantine Restrictions.

Pisces mealworms are a clean and efficiently handled food for many pets, and they add variety to your animal's diet. Mealworms are an ideal source of protein for seed-eating birds, essential at breeding time. Eco-gardeners believe that feeding wild birds in their yard naturally encourages insect foraging birds to keep the garden cleaner of pests.

Disclaimer: (Please read this 5-point disclaimer before ordering)

1 of 5. Risk of ordering: We take all possible measures to deliver live Insects to buyers asap and in good condition; however, we accept no responsibility for insects that die during shipping. We are based in Sydney, and orders from outside Sydney have an increased risk. Please consider that the risk increases significantly for interstate or rural deliveries and during warmer months, when mealworms will be in transit without cooling. Strictly no refunds for insects that arrive dead. For interstate (except Melbourne) or rural orders, we suggest selecting the Australia Post Express freight option when available, OR consider Dried Mealworms as a safer alternative (see below) 

2 of 5. Bulk Orders 1kg plus: Our 1kg, 2kg, and 6kg mealworm packs are special-ordered every Monday morning, so please have your order in by Saturday for delivery the following week. Mealworm stock usually arrives with us on Tuesday or Wednesday, and we send it to you after they have arrived (you will receive a shipment notification when your order is sent out). Let us know in the comments section (when ordering) if it's urgent, and we'll try to fast-track things if possible

3 of 5. We don't guarantee the number of worms per tub: The manufacturer tells us there are about 1000 mini mealworms in these packs. However, we do not guarantee this amount, regardless of how many mealworms are provided in any tub. We only sell this item as the manufacturer Pisces provides it. Strictly no refunds if you think there are fewer than 1000 mealworms in the tub. We have no way to check worm counts, and counting them is not feasible.

4 of 5. Orders will not be sent close to the weekend. If it gets too close to the end of the week, we may not send your order until the following week to avoid worms being stuck at a courier depot over the weekend.

5 of 5For Orders Outside of Sydney during Summer: During the Summer months (from the Start of December to the end of February), we no longer freight mealworms outside of Sydney. Due to the hot weather, it's just too risky. Or consider Dried Mealworms instead.

Main Features:

  • A versatile food most commonly used to feed finches, wild birds, large fish, mammals, reptiles and tortoises.
  • Bred in state-of-the-art facilities, Pisces is a world leader in the cultivation of live mealworms.
  • All Pisces mealworms are fed an organic diet and are free of any organophosphates and added growth.

How to feed: Feed mealworms straight from the container or transfer them to glass or crockery bowls with five-centimetre sides; slippery sides prevent their escape. The birds will quickly learn to sort out the mealworms from the bran, especially if you only put mealworms in the bowl for the first few times.

How many to feed: Feed once or twice a day - early in the morning and 1-2 hours before sunset. Small birds (eg, wrens and wagtails) up to 5 mealworms each meal. Medium-sized birds (eg, butcherbirds and kingfishers) up to 10 per meal. Large birds (eg, magpies and kookaburras) 10-20 per meal. Avoid overfeeding. You should not make the birds dependent on you for a large part of their diet. It is unnatural and can disadvantage the birds.
Storage & Care Pisces: Mealworms are packed with enough food to last about 1 week at room temperature. They will live much longer if kept in the refrigerator's crisper drawer, as the cold slows their growth. To keep your mealworms for longer, remove them from the fridge every 2 weeks and let them warm up. Please give them a small amount of apple or carrot & top up their unprocessed bran. After 24 hours, remove the uneaten food and return it to the fridge for reuse.

Suggestion: If you're planning to store the mealworms for longer than about 7 days, you might want to consider topping up the food inside the mealworm container with more Bran. (see below)

Questions & Answers:

Q. What is the size of your mealworms?

A. Here is a rough size guide: (based on 2 or 3 random samples we measured)

  • Mini Mealies - 14 to 16mm long (1.5mm thick)
  • Mealworms - 22 to 25mm long (3mm thick)
  • Superworms - 24 to 27mm long (3mm thick)

Q. Do the mini mealies come in 1kg bulk packs?

A. After calling the supplier I can confirm that the mini mealies do not come 1kg packs. They only come in one size: a 1000-pack tub. (16/5/14)

Q. Are these mini mealies a different species from the regular mealworms and super mealworms?

A. All 3 types of mealworms, ie mini mealies, mealworms and super mealworms, are all the same species at different life stages.  

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