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The Bug Factory Mealworm Growing Pods

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Grow your own mealworms at home. A three-tier pod system that keeps a steady supply coming for reptiles, birds, fish, or poultry, and turns your fruit and vegetable scraps into feed.

  • Three trays, each producing 150 to 300 g of mealworms

  • Beetle inlay tray, lids, and carbon filters included

  • Made from 100% recycled fridge freezer plastic

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This one can't be shipped to the US
US import and agricultural rules do not allow it. You can still order it to collect in Calgary or at a show, or to send to a Canadian address.
  • Ships across Canada. Shipping is priced before you pay anything.
  • Free pickup in Calgary, or at any Alberta show.
  • 14 day returns on stock items, one year warranty on our builds.

Part number MWGP

Description

  • 3 tiers
  • 150 to 300 g per tray
  • Recycled plastic

The Bug Factory pods give mealworms and their beetles a three-tier home so you can breed your own, and the scraps you would throw out become their food.

At a glance

Size
3 tiers
For
Breeding mealworms
Yield
150 to 300 g of mealworms per tray
Material
100% recycled fridge freezer plastic

What's included

  • 3 trays

  • 3 lids

  • 1 beetle inlay tray

  • 1 plastic tweezer

  • 3 carbon filters

To start a colony, our live mealworms are picked up in store.

Part numberMWGP
BrandThe Bug Factory
Shipping weight6 lb
Shipping box15 x 14 x 9 in

Box size and weight are the packed carton, for shipping only, not the size of the item itself.

Shipping

Parcels across Canada and the US are priced at checkout from the packed boxes. Pallets and freight we price by hand, usually within one business day, and you pay nothing until you have seen the total. Pickup in Calgary is free.

Returns

14 day returns on eligible unused stock items, return shipping paid by the customer. Built-to-order goods are covered by the construction warranty rather than by returns. Restocking Fees Apply for returns

Warranty

One year warranty on the construction of anything we build.

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