supasi Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 What does everyone feed their whiteworms. Ive tried rice, spaghetti(both cooked) bread. was wondering what others are feeding. Also what lasts longest as im finding that mould sets in pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Over feeding bread? I bury my bread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Over feeding bread? I bury my bread how big a container do you use HaNs? I currently only got them in an icecream container. it doesnt leave much room to bury bread in. got any pics of your set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 lunchon sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I use luncheon. You only want to feed enough for them to eat in 2 days then feed again when all gone. If it goes mouldy they don't eat it anyway so they are not multiplying. Now the weather is cooler my colonies (2 large and 3 small are starting to multiply well and I have figured out that by washing them in water the large ones go o the bottom first and you can tip the small ones off the top and feed them to babies. A lot less hassle that trying to keep grindals going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 the trick is to only feed enough that they eat it within a couple of days.An icecream container is ok to start with but as the population increases so should the container.A bit like a fish tank,bigger being easier to maintain and a bit more margin of error if conditions change.I have seen polyboxes and wooden boxes used well for whiteworms.plastic containers never really worked for me,not enough ventilation?Now is the time to get a culture going as they don`t like heat and humidity.They can go off overnight in warm temps.Most people have no idea what a good culture even looks like and when you do get one or see one you will know what I mean.The ideal is to have that many worms you can cover the surface in slices of bread and next day its all gone.bread and water is better for mould etc than bread/milk and cat biscuits,luncheon as mentioned give you a better worm to feed.start off with small lumps of moistened bread and remove what is not eaten and replace with fresh every other day,try and refrain from disturbing the culture till it gets going,its always good to have an extra one or two coming along incase of disasters.not too wet for your medium would be the ideal just damp the idea being that they get additional moisture from the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 how big a container do you use HaNs? I currently only got them in an icecream container. it doesnt leave much room to bury bread in. got any pics of your set up? 2 plastic containers the size of IC containers I need to get a bigger container Ill stick some pics up on you know where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 have mine in a deep poly box feed them scraps of what ever comes out of the kitchen till its gone i also bury the food and have a mixture of cocoa nut fiber and dirt seem to be doing ok seem to get a lot of them all sizes and have my daphnia in a old bath tub outside under part shade of a tree but as its been raining am looseing all my daphnia to over flowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I have mine in a marg container (just got a few to start off again) they get fed dog meati-bites that have been soaked in water until swollen. You can put a little oil in the water but i read this makes the worms fatty. They get fed 2 little biscuts every 2-3 days. This kept my last lot going real well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 mine are in a wooded box lined with a plastic bag and a bit off glass on top of the soil which the worms collect on, box also has a lid. the wood helps keep them cool 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I found they got too wet in plastic containers so I keep them in wooden boxes lined with plastic to keep the media (spent potting mix) off the wood. If you use a bit of glass it helps retain the moisture but it also brings the worms to the surface so you can scoop up pure worms. I keep them in different places because they sometimes get suicidal during our hot norwesters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I got mine from Alan and have so many at times that they almost open the lid and climb into the tanks I have another culture that is in a small poly box and thats now going well also. Funny enough, a month ago, I thought I had lost them and Matt brought some around to restart again but when we opened both containers, there were enough to go again. Temp is certianly the big killer and next summer I will be placing them in different positions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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