
The easily digestible protein, combined with their high water content, makes waxworms an ideal food source for birds still in the nest and birds that are fledging. Live worms, including waxworms and live mealworms, are very important types of bird food. A cellar or garage floor are usually suitable. Temperatures should be kept at a consistent level, around 15 degrees Celsius. Unlike live mealworms, most fridges are too cold to store live waxworms in.


You can store them in these tubs, in a cool, dry, dark place. When you buy waxworms online from Vine House Farm through our delivery service, they arrive in specially-made plastic tubs that allow them to breath. Storing live waxworms is a straightforward process. This prevents wax worms, and other live foods like mealworms, from wriggling away.

Waxworms are best fed to wild birds using a live bird feeder.
