Re: White worm culture

[George & Melanie Caruso <caraway at erienet_net>]

I found the magic worm bedding at Walmart. Only a couple of bucks for a good
sized box. I will set up a culture and compare its production to my present
culture medium which is straight milled sphagnum peat moss. Will let you know
how it compares.
George

Al Anderson wrote:

> Learned white worm culture from the white worm guru Charlie Grimes. he gets
> about a half cup of solid worms out of a culture every day.
> basically it is as follows
>
> You buy beg borrow or steal a box of MAGIC WORM BEDDING, that is the brand
> name and the only brand that the two of us use. we mail order it from the
> manufacturer.
> We use an old refrigerator that has had the thermostat jimmied so it will
> stay at 50-55 degrees f.
> the magic worm bedding is moistened so that the edges remain dry. the best
> way to do this is moisten half of it in a bucket and then place the
> moistened bedding into the middle of the dry.
> scoop out some of the middle moist bedding and add your starter. wet a piece
> of WHITE WONDER BREAD with WATER not milk it sours. cover the bread with a
> piece of glass and place the box in the refrigerator. change the bread every
> day if it is not gone. A good culture of worms will eat a slice a day.
> Change part of the bedding once a month or so.
>
> I have seen a lot of folks call them selves growing white worms but not one
> of them can raise them as well as Charlie.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George & Melanie Caruso" <caraway at erienet_net>
> To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: White worm culture
>
> > I keep my white worms in straight milled sphagnum peat moss. Unlike
> > grindal worms the white worms prefer cooler temperatures. I keep mine in
> > a small fridge  where the temp is about 45 degrees and they seem to like
> > that temprature. I feed my white worms dry baby cereal mixed with water
> > to form a almost runny paste. I also put a drop of bird liquid
> > multi-vitamins in with it.I put the paste on the surface in small drops
> > and the worms are soon feeding on it. I also pre-wet the peatmoss and
> > then squeeze  most of the water out of it before adding it to a
> > container. You want the peat wet but not soggy. I have found that
> > potting soils tend to pack down after a while and the peat does not.
> > Hope this helps some.
> > George
> >
> > Tish KB wrote:
> >
> > > I bought one off of aquabid, it should be here
> > > tomorrow. What temperature is good for these guys? i
> > > live in a dorm and have very limited spaces, the temp
> > > in my fridge was under 40 degrees, the general room
> > > temp is around 73 or so, and by the window was 50
> > > degrees. I would say i could put them in the lab
> > > building, which is air conditioned to be around 65
> > > degrees, but it's soon to be winter and the heaters
> > > will kick on, taking things up to no less than 105
> > > degrees for the comfort of the students (HAH! feel my
> > > sarcasm...) .. what should i do for a substrate for
> > > these guys to live in? I've heard everything from peat
> > > moss to just a plain ol milk-soaked peice of bread...
> > > and what to feed? i bought baby cereal, mixed grain
> > > cereal fortified w/ vitamins iron and minerals or
> > > something, what should i do with it to feed the
> > > worms?? is that even right? so far all the answers
> > > i've gotten from people have been pretty vague or
> > > pointed me to also vague websites, any specifications
> > > to the matter will be highly valued, beleive me.
> > > Thanks a lot guys :)
> > >
> > > --Tricia
> > >
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