RE: Microworm culture

["Ruth Warner" <ruthwarner at earthlink_net>]

Sometime ago,somebody posted to use crushed dogbiscuits.I ve tried it and
it works very well,and I am still using it.It doesn't even  stink,and lasts
a long time.  Ruth W.


> [Original Message]
> From: Stoecker,Michael,FRANKLIN PARK,NC&C <michael.stoecker at us_nestle.com>
> To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
 > Date: 6/10/02 10:01:00 AM
> Subject: RE: Microworm culture
>
> I too use the Quick Oats severely dampened with water, but not running
wet.
> I then lightly sprinkle several grains of brewers yeast on the surface and
> then scrape some worms off the side of a previous culture being careful
not
> to take any of the old culture medium with it.
> The cultures last a long time this way [4-5 weeks] and produce well.  
> I have noticed that if you want to drive the culture to produce lots of
> worms on the sides of the container, where they are easy to remove for
> feeding, that you need to keep the lid on tighter.  In other words,
provide
> less air circulation to the culture.
> mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George & Melanie Caruso [mailto:caraway at erienet_net]
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 8:56 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Re: Microworm culture
> 
> 
> I use the quick oatmeal but I don,t cook. I just mix it with tap water and
> get
> great results.
> George
> 
> hascallk wrote:
> 
> > I have found the using instant rice baby food lasts longer and smells
> better
> > than oatmeal. Not to mention you don't have to wait for it to cool. . .
> >
> > Kristi
> >
> > George & Melanie Caruso wrote:
> >
> > > I use the quick oatmeal. Mix a small amount of oatmeal with water to
> > > form a runny paste then add a pinch of dry yeast. Add a bit of your
> > > present culture to this and you should have a new culture going strong
> > > in a couple of days. If the mixture gets too dry just add a little
water
> > > and stir it to keep it on the runny side.This culture usually lasts me
> > > over a month before I have to start a new one.
> > > Take Care,
> > > George
> > >
> > > Dale Medina wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a microworm culture here in a small plastic
> > > > container perhaps 6 inches around and about 5 inches
> > > > deep.  I kept on trying this culture since I started
> > > > keeping killies but with no avail.  BUT NOW FOR THE
> > > > FIRST TIME..I ACTUALLY SAW SOME THINGS CRAWLING ON THE
> > > > SIDES OF THE CONTAINER!! ok maybe this is nothing to
> > > > be excited about..but I immediately scraped the side
> > > > with a cotton tipped applicator and dipped that in the
> > > > tank. My question is how could I get this culture
> > > > going? I'd love to have more of this.  I have never
> > > > bought any small species of killies for fear of not
> > > > having a small enough food for the first few days. All
> > > > I have is bbs.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks everybody
> > > >
> > > > Dale
> > > > 08412
> > > >
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Ruth Warner
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