Premium Wheat Bran Feeder Bedding & Insect Food (2 lbs)

Nourish your live feeders, simplify colony storage, and deliver peak gut-loaded nutrition to your scaly family members. 

Optimal reptile health starts from the inside out—and the nutritional value your pet receives is directly determined by the diet and vitality of their feeder insects. Rachel's Reptile Resource Wheat Bran Bedding & Insect Food serves as a dual-action substrate and primary feed, providing a clean, dry living environment while fueling mealworms, superworms, and other feeder insects with essential carbohydrates, plant proteins, and dietary fiber.

Feeder insects stored in cold conditions or generic transit bedding deplete their nutrient reserves over time. Using pure, all-natural wheat bran as both daily bedding and a pre-feeding gut-loader ensures your insects regain lost moisture and micronutrients before mealtime. The dry, flaky consistency allows mealworms and beetles to burrow naturally without compacting, keeping colonies fresh, manageable, and odor-free.

Key Features

• Dual-Action Substrate & Feed: Functions simultaneously as a burrow-friendly bedding and an everyday staple diet for mealworms, superworms, and dermestid beetles.
• Essential Gut-Loading Base: Packed with natural protein and fiber to prepare insects 24 to 48 hours prior to feeding, transforming standard feeders into nutrient-dense meals for your reptiles.
• Clean & Low-Dust: Flaky wheat bran texture resists clumping, absorbs minor ambient moisture, and makes sifting insects during feeding time effortless.
• Supports Extended Storage: Provides an immediate fuel source for chilled colonies during their weekly feeding cycles, preserving insect vitality for up to 10 weeks.
• 100% Natural & Additive-Free: Pure, unbleached agricultural wheat bran containing zero artificial preservatives, chemicals, or synthetic fillers.

Feeder Maintenance & Storage Instructions

1. Daily Housing Setup: Pour a 2- to 3-inch layer of wheat bran into a well-ventilated, smooth-sided container. Add your mealworms directly on top; they will naturally burrow into the food supply.
2. Moisture Source: Mealworms require hydration to thrive. Add a fresh slice of carrot, sweet potato, or squash once a week.
3. Long-Term Cold Dormancy (45°F – 50°F): To prevent mealworms from pupating into darkling beetles, store their container in the refrigerator (45–50°F). Cold temperatures induce dormancy, allowing safe storage for up to 10 weeks.
4. Weekly Feeding Routine: Once per week, remove the container from the refrigerator and place it at room temperature for 24 hours. Add fresh wheat bran and a slice of carrot so the mealworms can wake up, hydrate, and feed before returning them to cold storage.
5. Pre-Feed Gut-Loading (24–48 Hours Prior): 1 to 2 days before offering insects to your reptiles, separate the feeding portion into a small dish at room temperature. Provide fresh wheat bran along with calcium-dusted greens or carrots to ensure your pet receives maximum nutritional benefit.

Guaranteed Nutritional Analysis

Husbandry Tip: Moisture control is vital when keeping mealworms on bran bedding. Always place moist foods (like carrot slices) on a small bottle cap or shallow dish, and discard uneaten fresh food after 24 hours to prevent mold growth in the dry bran substrate.