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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 233403" data-attributes="member: 29323">I get my mealworms from local pet shops. But I did use my local fishing shop for maggots, when I kept preying mantis & needed maggots.  I know with maggots, some were dyed & not all shops fed them the same. Mealworms in general keep well for several weeks. So don't discount mail order. Buy the cheapest supermarket porridge you can & keep plenty in the bottom for them to move around in & eat. If the bran gets dusty, sieve it & buy some raisins, if you do not have any in the house & offer them some food. Mealworms like things such as carrots, but that goes mouldy. So after some advice from this board, I started using raisins.</blockquote>