Nightcrawle rSubstrate

[DeeDee1990]

Can I house Canadian night crawlers on this?

Garden Supply Inc Coco Peat Bricks

[Murray of the Deep]

Can I house Canadian night crawlers on this?

Garden Supply Inc Coco Peat Bricks

Cant See the one written in the pack can you make it bigger and readable?

[DeeDee1990]

[Murray of the Deep]

You can use it as said in the first picture "add appropriate worms" and also coco peat is deadly(when it swallowed large numbers) to your frogs , and also nightcrawler eats humus using their mouth so it mean that they eat the coco peat and when your frogs eats it , it will have hard time digesting the nightcrawler because of the coco peat in the worm's "gizzard" and will also fall onto your frog's stomach and the frog will have hard time digesting or cause your frog to be problem common problem is impaction when your frogs eat it up , im not very sure if its deadly but it would stick up on the food when feeding it....but when a few are swallowed it would be fine my rana erythraea died of this it swallowed alot of coco peat while grabbing some cricket and mealworms. should be fine if swallowed a few numbers , but to answer your question yes it is safe to use for your nightcrawlers.

[fish4all]

I use coconut coir for my composting worms and it works great. I keep all my night crawlers in it also and they have never died like they did on peat moss. Have 2-3 dozen I have had in there now for over 7 months feeding them on top every other week or so.

I also use it for my Pacific Chorus frogs in a planted terrarium and they love it. It does stick to them a little but they get over it. I have never seen them eat more than tiny bits of it and they have no problems spitting it out of they get a mouthful. It was the highest recommended product I found for substrate on most sites I visited before setting up their tank, but it was NOT recommended for use with non terrestrial species.

The main risks of impaction are if the terrestrial frog/reptile is small and/or the substrate is too dry. The key is to keep it moist and not let it become a dehydration problem if swallowed dry.

The only real problem I see with your night crawlers may be that they like to burrow and form tunnels for homes. If you are not using it for breeding them I doubt it will matter much.

I feed my garter snake night crawlers kept in it and have for 2 years with no problems, Not an amphibian I know but impaction can be a major problem in them also.