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In the long run, buying waxworms can get expensive. This article will offer you an alternative to buying them. It will also teach you how to breed them.



  1. 1
    Obtain enough Cheerios to fill your container 1 inch (2.5 cm) high.
  2. 2
    Take the Cheerios and crush them to a powder.- you can also use oatmeal which works better and mix a couple spoonfuls of honey into the oatmeal until you reach a cookie dough type of medium.
  3. 3
    Lay this in the bottom of your container.
  4. 4
    Place egg carton pieces on the bottom or take wax paper and crush it into balls and then lay this on the bottom.
  5. 5
    Add the wax worms to the container and you're good to go... for a while. The wax worms are actually larva of a species of moth. Thus, they spin cocoons in the wax paper and then turn into moths.
  6. 6
    After the wax worms spin cocoons, you need to move them to a different container with the same requirements.
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    After they turn into moths, they will lay eggs and then die.
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    Don't worry about the moths dying. It's supposed to happen.
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    The eggs will then hatch in about a month.
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    Keep this up, and you will end up with thousands.


  • The wax worms actually eat the Cheerios...or oatmeal with honey.
  • If you heat them they will go through the process faster and you will produce more. However, overheating them will cause them to die.


  • If the temperature of the container gets too cold the worms will become inactive.

Things You'll Need

  • Containers (longer in height than diameter)
  • Crushed Cheerios- and oatmeal /and honey
  • Wax Paper or egg cartons
  • 50 waxworms

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Categories: Worms

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