Thread: Worm Box Questions

Never mind, is on my own site, lol. Gonna have to find out about these monsters myself. Might be a good one to have indoors in a little box. I want to start some but don't have a lot of room so these might be the way to go. And an 8 inch worm would be soooo cool. The kids would never leave them alone.

fish 4 all,it was the link that you gave me.Let's wait and see what happens though.I got some email from them and it seems that the wife of the guy was stealing from him and orders were not being filled,Let's wait and see if they come,Such Drama.

Here is a better place.
Organic Worm Farm Online Store

Have dealt with them? Is about the same price for same number of worms, maybe more, maybe less. 45-55 worms in their 1/4 pound. Am just curious, is always goot to find other places to rely on when you need something fast. Wormman is out of stock anyway.

I have found on some sites that the Africans do not do well in high where others say they do. Could try both since the reds are so inexpensive if you can set up 2 different bins or more.

Greetings all,
I raise night crawlers in a plastic tub in my basement. Paper on bottom with a layer of worm bedding I bought for 2.95. I feed them coffee grounds. It works great. I have a cool damp "Michigan basement" and it works fine. Just keep them damp. I mixed night crawlers and red worms together and have had no problems. They grow all winter and in the spring I'm loaded with worms and ready to go. This string was great reading, thanks.

Well,we will see.I ordered the African Nightcrawlers,1/4 pound of the guys.I started getting the bin ready yesterday,put some holes in the bottow of the casket sized plastic tupperware box,put a screen down,then about 3" of gravel,I have a 25 lb. bag of "mulch" soaking in water seperate,and a 25lb. bag of "peat moss".They say to soak your mulch for a couple of days before the worms get here,my buddy is a landscaper so,he had this stuff in his back yard,was glad to get rid of it,lol.Hope for the best.I'll get a picture in here of the new fishing bait cage when the worms get here."Worms for Sale"lol.

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. I started some worms this summer with the idea of transferring them to a tupperware casket like you are talking about but they are still in my little 1' X 1' X 1' heavy styrofoam cooler. It's a mixture of red wigglers and nightcrawlers and they seem to be doing fine together too. I bought some worm bedding too from BPS and it was nothing more than shredded up newspaper. I want to get some peat moss though and try them in that when I move them to the other container. I never heard of the idea of putting a light over them so they wouldn't leave but I guess it makes sense. They don't like light much.

Mike

Thanks to some tips from G3...here is my setup. I never buy redworms now. I keep the newspaper layer moist and feed them corn meal about twice a week.







When I go fishin I put a few doz in these and stick it in my fishin vest pocket.

I use Red Wigglers when I fish for Shellcrackers, Bluegills and the occasional Crappie. Here are some more helpful tips on how I personally raise mine. I have not had to buy any red wigglers for over a year. They are always healthy and ready whenever I want to go fishing.

Get a container and add predrilled vent pipes for their air supply. I used a heavy window calk to attach it to the sides of the container. Use a small wire screen over the air vent in the top of the container. Mix Peat moss, manure and a good Miracle grow garden soil. (about 2/3 garden soil for every 1/3 peat moss and manure.) Fill your container 2/3 full. Add your red wigglers. ( I started with six cups from a bait shop)

Place folded and dampened newspaper on top of your wiggler farm. Feed the worms fine cornmeal a few times a week. Just pour some on top of the soil. they will come and get it. Stir your soil about once a month. Keep the newspaper damp and feed them cornmeal about twice a week. When you want to go fishing put about 3-4 doz in a smaller container and when you're done fishing put them back in the big container to reproduce some more. I started with six cups from a bait shop and nwo have six or seven hundred ready to fish at all times. Here are some photos of my setup. I keep it in the garage in the winter and in the garage or shed in the summer.

When you are ready to go fishing just put 3-4 dozen in a smaller container and just go fishin.



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I use them on a tiny tube head jig like these.



This is an example of the results I get using red wigglers.