Thread: Pick Your Own Red Wigglers

Actually you do not need to put in the funnies or any other newspaper with a lot of colored ink. I have been told that....... Some of the colored ink is toxic to worms.

Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman

Actually you do not need to put in the funnies or any other newspaper with a lot of colored ink. I have been told that....... Some of the colored ink is toxic to worms.

Wow. They will be upset about that. I will wait till morning to tell them. Good info to know. Thanks. They like yellow corn meal better than white meal or grits. Take care.

The Maggots looks alot of like Wax Worms, So are they maggots or wax worm or the same thing

Originally Posted by Dirthead

The Maggots looks alot of like Wax Worms, So are they maggots or wax worm or the same thing

Thats what i was thinking, and No a maggot and wax worm are not the same.

Originally Posted by Buckeye Mike

No a maggot and wax worm are not the same.

Yeah, maggots are fly larva. Wax worms are bee moth larva.

Originally Posted by Dirthead

The Maggots looks alot of like Wax Worms, So are they maggots or wax worm or the same thing

The picture was wax worms. I use them more than maggots.

Wax worm is a bee moth larvae. Maggot is the larvae of the house fly.

Thanks for the post / info , been thinking of raising my own , you make it seem simple

Here is what I raise my red worms in. I drilled some drain holes in the bottom and added 4 inches of gravel...then I mixed peat moss and potting soil together and filled it about two thirds of the way up. I feed them cheap dry dog food and water them down once a week.

do you put a few in there to get em started or will the worms come up from the ground through the holes.

I put some in there to get them started....I put about 200 in that big drink box....in a few months time I had a bunch. That was a couple of years ago...I have not bought a worm since.