eco earth for nightcrawlers?

[Maharg]

Thanks for the replies. I wish I could find a worm farm here in Canada. I'm sure I'll be going through 6000 or more worms per year. When I begin trying to breed them I'll be feeding them chicken mash and oatmeal, worry about soil PH and the whole nine yards, but this batch is strictly for feeding.

[arielgasca420]

I find this thread amusing because I get my canadian nightcrawlers at walmart and you live in canada and cant find a worm farm!
definitely look up nightcrawler vermiculture. those are the two key words you want to search for. nightcrawlers need a cold environment to thrive, and a mini fridge would be perfect because you can control the temp. eco earth would be ok for a short time, but typically you want to use newspaper when breeding. I think eco earth is generally neutral (pH7). low pH will burn worms.

[GrifTheGreat]

Think compost when it comes to these worms. You can actually feed them decomposing fruit and vegetable matter. As was already stated they thrive in cold temps especially 35° to 45°F. They can handle up to 70°, you need to stay on the cold side.

[DVirginiana]

We raised nightcrawlers for years. IMO worm food is the way to go. A single tube lasts for forever, and you never end up with any nasty surprises like what can happen if you accidentally put too much decomposing food in for them and forget about it (of course I didn't do that dozens of times...). We were friends with a guy who could get us pesticide-free peat, and we used that for their soil, and covered the top in moist paper towels.