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Thread: The definitive guide on raising 4 different kinds of bait worms

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    If you keep them outside- you need some kind of cheap security light to shine on them at night. Otherwise, they will take a stroll as you have discovered.

    The light on at night pointed at your worm pile is an old trick that alot of the georgia boys use to keep their worms in place.
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    I don’t have a light but I never had the problem except when it rains, they leave then. I use to keep them inside and when first putting them into farm I use light to keep them in until they settle then don’t have to worry with them. I don’t know sort of a hassle but they make awesome compost for garden.

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    That's the problem, they run if it rains. No light=no worms for you haha.

    This guy has no problem raising millions of them outside. He uses lights at night, though.

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    do i have to have the paper for them to reproduce or coould i get away with just the soil i buy

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    Mealworms is the easiest,a box of oats and a carrot.

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    I would recommend some of the paper in their bedding. Pure peat moss is a very acidic material. Alternatively, you can add some dolomite lime pellets to the peat when you mix it with water.

    I agree with the above poster that mealworms are easier to raise, but the white perch up here(morone americana) are not big fans of them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePerchKiller View Post
    I would recommend some of the paper in their bedding. Pure peat moss is a very acidic material. Alternatively, you can add some dolomite lime pellets to the peat when you mix it with water.

    I agree with the above poster that mealworms are easier to raise, but the white perch up here(morone americana) are not big fans of them.
    Do they like wax worms ?

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    They do like waxies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePerchKiller View Post
    They do like waxies.
    Well, if that's the case, then they should like the pupa of the mealworm, which is like a cross between a maggot and a wax worm.I find the bluegill like them better than the mealworm stage.

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    Great information here. Thanks for sharing the do's and dont's. It would be great to have your own bait ready to go when you were ready to go fishing.

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