RE: NANFA-- feeding nightcrawlers

Bonnie Ullmann (ullmann_at_uoneuro.uoregon.edu)
Mon, 20 May 2002 12:20:41 -0700

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Here's a great resource for redworm aficionados:

http://www.wormdigest.org/

bonnie

At 2:54 PM -0400 5/20/02, Crail, Todd wrote:
>Check out this book:
>
>Worms Eat My Garbage, by Mary Appelhof
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0942256107/qid=1021920467/sr=8-1/
>ref=sr_8_1/002-3177407-6577611
>
>Nightcrawlers are difficult to raise in a normal box because they're
>"earth-movers" and it doesn't suit their needs very well without feeding
>them large amounts of leaflitter (which is what they eat). You can keep
>them alive better however, if you keep them in a bed of leaves and keep
>it moist.
>
>However, redworms are very simple to maintain and you can take care of a
>lot of your food and paper garbage by employing them in a
>vermi-composting setup, as well, providing extra food for your fish.
>Everybody wins here. Worth checking into :)
>
>Todd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BR0630_at_aol.com
>Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 2:41 PM
>To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>Subject: NANFA-- feeding nightcrawlers
>
>
>Does anyone on the list any suggestions as to successful maintenance of
>nightcrawlers over an exteneded period of time (months or years,
>perhaps). I ripped up some newspapers and placed them in with my
>nightcrawlers, but I'm still getting quite a bit of mortality. Any
>suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>Bruce Scott
>Meridian, Idaho
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