Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
No need to feed the worms. They feed on the compost that they are packed in. Best way to tell a good batch is to look at them. They should all be very squirming and look round and solid. Also take a whiff of the contents of the container. Good worms smell like fresh dirt. Any rotten foul odors means their bad. Fuzzy mold growth also means bad worms.
I found some not active canadian nightcrawlers at Walmart. Some had strange white mold growing in their containers. I went to petsmart and found some healthy mold free nightcrwalers. I don't know what species petsmart sells but I've created a shoebox sized sterilite container with moist coir and stuck the worms in the coir. It is now in my fridge @ 45F. I found some info that says nightcrawlers, specifically Canadians are surface feeders. Im going to try feeding them the same food I feed my roaches and rats, breeder vegitable based rat food. I toss a few blocks into a blender and blend till its a fine dust. I've got 24 crawlers in the tub. Gonna titrate feeding starting with one teaspoon a day and see how much is eaten. The roaches and rats are very healthy. I don't see why worms wouldn't. Its balanced with vitamins and minerals. Im also looking into african nightcrawlers which thrive with temps in the 70s to 80s I can just stick a tub in my herp room so ill always have good nutritious food for my frogs. Im thinking about getting a couple more if I can successfully cultivate worms. If anyone has cultures of african nightcrawlers im interested in buying about 50 to 100 large to start a colony.
I like frogs