- Quantity per Cup: Each cup contains 500 Large Vita-Bug Mealworms.
- Popular Choice: Large Vita-Bug Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) are a great choice for lizards, turtles, bluebirds, chickens, fish, and other insectivorous animals.
- Variety of Options:
- Sizes: Four options including:
- Mini
- Small
- Medium
- Large
- Sizes: Four options including:
- Vita-Bug Benefits: Vita-Bug Mealworms are grown using a patented, scientifically formulated diet with enhanced nutrient content that increases the nutritional value of the feeder insect’s tissues. Vita-Bug Mealworms have enhanced Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and contain nutrients more like those found in wild insects. Vita-Bug Mealworms enhance immune response, coloration and improved animal health.
- Nutritional Enhancement: For optimal nutrition, Large Vita-Bug Mealworms should be supplemented with calcium by dusting or by including CalciWorms in your animal’s diet. Additionally, enrich their diet by incorporating waxworms for extra fat and hornworms for additional moisture.
- Care & Maintenance:
- Storage Temperature & Humidity: Store in a refrigerated space between 42°F and 55°F with low humidity. Keeping mealworms for extended periods of time below 42°F will kill them.
- Feeding Temperature: Large Vita-Bug Mealworms should be warmed up to room temperature for approximately 24 hours prior to being fed so that they become more active, this in turn makes them more appealing to your insectivore.
- Satisfaction Guaranteed: All Live Foods are guaranteed to arrive alive, except when shipped to areas with temperatures below 10°F or above 100°F, and are accompanied by a 72-hour health guarantee.
- Shipping Information: Live Food orders placed by 3:00 PM CT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will ship the same day, Live Food orders placed after 3:00 PM CT on Thursday through Sunday will ship on Monday.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min) | 20% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 14.3% |
| Crude Fiber (max) | 1.8% |
| Moisture (max) | 61.4% |
| Ash (max) | 1.3% |
| Calcium (min) | 0.01% |
| Phosphorus (min) | 0.33% |
Customer Reviews
Large Vita-Bug Mealworms are an excellent choice as a staple live feeder insect for insectivores.
Large Vita-Bug Mealworms are the result of years of research and development targeted at improving the nutritional profile of a feeder insect product line by providing a quality food source during the entire growing process that delivers those nutrients directly to insect-eaters. Vita-Bugs® consume a patented food throughout their lifetime specifically formulated for insect consumption, fortified with nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Beta-Carotene Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids just to name a few. Not only does the feed itself contain these vitamins, it’s also scientifically proven that they are actually consumed and retained within the tissue of the insect.
We feed our Large Vita-Bug Mealworms a proprietary, patented diet throughout their lifetime specifically formulated for insect consumption, fortified with nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Beta-Carotene, Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
You can order Large Vita-Bug Mealworms anytime at RodentPro.com. Live Food Orders placed by 3:00 PM CT will ship the same day, Monday through Thursday. Live Food Orders placed after 3:00 PM CT Thursday and all orders placed Friday, Saturday and Sunday will ship Monday.
Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email containing your tracking information.
Mealworm cups are packed in mealworm bedding that is also the food source for the worms. They are perfectly healthy at room temperature, but they eat, grow and produce waste at a much higher rate, decreasing their shelf life significantly. It is recommended that mealworms be kept in a refrigerator at its warmest setting, between 42F and 55F with low humidity. The cooler temperatures slow the worms’ metabolism significantly, extending their shelf life up to three weeks with almost no quality degradation. Often refrigerators are set at a much lower temperature, so use a thermometer to ensure proper settings. Keeping mealworms for extended periods of time below 42° will kill them.
It is our recommendation to use all your Large Vita-Bug Mealworms within 3-4 weeks of their pack date.
