04-12-2016, 05:53 AM
A BFT member gave me earthworms as he left and I continued ice fishing two seasons ago and they are still alive!
I bought them some earthworm bedding and put them in two rectangular food containers that have two sections. I've put different food and moisture in each, but the earthworms are healthy in both. The plastic cover seals tight, but still allows the earthworms to crawl over the divider into their favorite section should they have a preference, but I always find them in both sections even though they can move between the two over the divider.
I used a propane torch to heat a piece of coat hanger wire red hot at the end to make lots of perforations in the lids for the earthworms to get plenty of air yet not escape. I put a cut down cup in one section with water and that earthworm bedding had more moisture. That way the worms can choose their favorite moisture by crawling over to the drier side should they prefer that. I feed them lettuce, spinach, celery, vegetable leaves and use a vegetable peeler to give them carrots, cucumbers, apples and other treats. They are very healthy earthworms and not one died.
It got hot last summer, but I had the earthworms on the indoor shop (no air-conditioning) floor under boxes of heavy food storage that was also thermal mass like the ground and concrete slab. They never experienced the full heat of the day. Similarly, they didn't get too cold in winter. They're healthy and fine.
I should do the same for red wigglers because they would propagate from what I read on the internet, but so far I have no baby earthworms. I don't know why. I give them everything that I know to do for them.
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I bought them some earthworm bedding and put them in two rectangular food containers that have two sections. I've put different food and moisture in each, but the earthworms are healthy in both. The plastic cover seals tight, but still allows the earthworms to crawl over the divider into their favorite section should they have a preference, but I always find them in both sections even though they can move between the two over the divider.
I used a propane torch to heat a piece of coat hanger wire red hot at the end to make lots of perforations in the lids for the earthworms to get plenty of air yet not escape. I put a cut down cup in one section with water and that earthworm bedding had more moisture. That way the worms can choose their favorite moisture by crawling over to the drier side should they prefer that. I feed them lettuce, spinach, celery, vegetable leaves and use a vegetable peeler to give them carrots, cucumbers, apples and other treats. They are very healthy earthworms and not one died.
It got hot last summer, but I had the earthworms on the indoor shop (no air-conditioning) floor under boxes of heavy food storage that was also thermal mass like the ground and concrete slab. They never experienced the full heat of the day. Similarly, they didn't get too cold in winter. They're healthy and fine.
I should do the same for red wigglers because they would propagate from what I read on the internet, but so far I have no baby earthworms. I don't know why. I give them everything that I know to do for them.
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