Weight of mealworms

[Ross85]

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a standard weight of 1000 med-large mealworms. I'm looking to sell some of the ones I have and figured I would ask before taking the time to figure it out.

Thanks

 

[Redleg]

I would count out 50 mealworms and weigh them......multiple the weight of the 50 mealworms to whatever count you are aiming for.......

50 mealworms is 20 grams, I want to sell 500 mealworms.......so your total weight of 500 mealworms should come out to 200 grams.....add some more just to be on the safe side......210 grams is good.

Does that all make sense?

 

[ElapidSVT]

i think they usually measure the volume, i think it was 5k worms in a 32oz cup.

 

[Ross85]

Thanks, I will probably count them out into 50 med-large worms then weigh them. Then do it a few more times to get an average. I just didn't know if there was kind of a standard weight to use.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I think that would be a sufficient way of being accurate for a large scale of feeders. However who ever is buying them would need to know its a figured weight to volume and not an actual count.

 

[airsofteen]

how much would you sell 1k for i would buy as long as it is a good price

 

[acpart]

I used to sell mealworms by weight. I weighed 100 mealworms and they were 8 grams so I figured 80 grams would be 1000. Of course, it really depends on the size of the mealworms. As long as you are clear about what people are getting, selling by weight is no problem. I sell my mealworms very cheap. I would sell 100 (hand counted) for $2 and 80 grams, estimated as 1000 for $5.

Aliza