Robbie Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 I have a 12inch fire eel who will only eat live earthworms. It is now getting to the point that I have nowhere else to dig in my garden to harvest earthworms. I have considered getting a worm farm but a comment has been passed to me that the type of worms used in these farms (tiger worms) have toxins in them that could be harmful to my fish and eel. Anyone have any comments/experiences TIA Robbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fins Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 I am sure you can get earth cultures that are not tiger worms. I think they are safe but some fish dont like them as much as the other variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Check out http://www.ak.planet.gen.nz/~bio/ They sell earthworm cultures, should be the appropriate type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 My dad has an endless worm supply in his compost heap. Do you have such a compost heap or a friendly neighbour with one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fins Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 You really want to keep all the worms you can in compost heaps but if you take one once in a while it should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Hi Robbie, Stop the digging... Just lay a couple of heavy hessian sacks on the (close cropped) lawn and thoroughly soak them. Cover with a bit of board or something, and you will soon find worms congregating under there. You can feed them with ground up kitchen scraps to keep up their interest. Be very wary of worms from compost heaps, as often weedkillers have been used or other chemicals. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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