European Nightcrawler - Worm Bin

[best333WillC]

I have euro's and red worms. IN separate bins, what is an easy way to tell a difference between them/

[pitbull0592]

i have a question: my european nightcrawlers never eat from the top of the bin. They'll eat the food when i mix it into the bedding but i dont want to get the whole bin sour. Any help or is there even a way to change this.

[elloimastud1]

How do i start a worm farm for the first time for nightcrawlers(i use them for fishing) what soil and tht kinda stuff i need thewhole bit an also can they be left out side in the winter it gets down to about 20 or so in the winter or do they have to be inside?

[SPCkeith]

What kind of temps can these worms handle? I have red worms but it got about 86* in my house for a few days and they migrated out and died. i live in the mid south and can't afford to have my AC really cool about 76 is as good as i can do. would these crawlers be a bit better bet or do they like it cool? also for my red worms i used dirt (just top soil without anything in it.) could this also be a reason for their mass extinction???

[Earthworms4Sale]

The red worms should have been fine at 86 F. If they left your bin and died, then it was probably due to some other reason. One problem was the top soil, these are composting worms not soil worms, so they don't do well in soil. Go to my website and read a few of the articles I have on how to raise worms... they will get you started. The red worms and Europeans can be raised very similarly. Let me know if you have more Q's.

[LuminaryXion]

Based on a quick google search on temperatures for euro nightcrawlers: "The ideal temperature for most worms is between 55 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit. European Nightcrawlers can stand temperatures as low as 45 degrees F. Ideal growth is achieved between 60° and 70° F."

[SPCkeith]

@LuminaryXion thanks man.

[pitbull0592]

thanks to you my worms are biigger than yours (not braggiing)/ I just want to say thanks for the adviice you saved my worms multiiple tiimes. I am ordering worms from your web siite you seem to know alot so ii trust you iin the shiippiing and good priices too

[pitbull0592]

*how long did it take your bin to finish

*what bedding did you use

and i started a bin a a ten gallon container now. they use to be in a two gallon when it got too wet and started smelling

[Earthworms4Sale]

Takes 2-4 months for the bin to finish. I recommend people use shredded paper and shredded cardboard as bedding. If your bedding gets too wet, add more dry bedding, and leave off the lid for a while. The bin starts to smell bad if you let it get too wet.

[pitbull0592]

well thanks and my new bin has been going for about 23 days and its doing good thanks to you been feeding them oatmeal they are fat the bottom of the is almost clear because they are streched so much.

[pitbull0592]

can you leave worms in composted ready dirt and them still be healthy because i like worming but i'm doing it for no reason HELP ME PLEASE

[Earthworms4Sale]

Yes, you can put the worms in finished compost, but they don't get much energy out of composted material so you will still need to feed them other material(like your waste table scraps).

[pitbull0592]

thanks man my farm got flooded (left top off) and all of my worms were at the top so i just punched holes in the bottom todat to get that water out of there. and my worms hardly eat the food and it's cold is the temp affecting their pace or is it something that i did wrong please help me

[Earthworms4Sale]

Well it sounds like your bin was too wet since it flooded (which brought the worms to the top). So make sure you dry it out good (add lots of dry bedding). Yes, the cold weather will also slow them down. They won't eat as much or as fast when they are cold.

[pitbull0592]

man the water is still in the bottom abot 1/3 of an inch o of the bottom and the worms like it i don't know why i havent goten the chance to put in dry dirt but the holes works i was catching some earthworms i have nightcrawlers red worms and earthworms in a bin and they like it i put some wet leaves on top and that was it anything' else i need 2 do this is my first bin but i 'THINK'' im doing good my firnd tryed it in a bottle and left in sun and rain his flood mines were in shed (flood in GA)