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Re: RE: food for white worms
>I just checked out prices on oatmeal to use for feeding various worms. These
>are the prices I observed in Giant:
>
> Gerber's Baby mixed cereal $2.38/lb
> Quaker Oats Instant oatmeal in individual packets $4.38/lb
> Quaker Oats Regular Oatmeal $1.48/lb
> Quaker Oats Quick Oatmeal $1.48/lb
> House brand (Finast) Regular Oatmeal $0.93/lb
> House brand (Finast) Quick Oatmeal $0.93/lb
>
> The price advantage goes to house brand oatmeal. The Quick requires 2-3
>minutes cooking, the regular 5-6 minutes. I don't know if they work as dry
>addition as the baby cereal does. I have tried the regular oatmeal - cooked
>and it seems to work fine for Grindals. I have not tried the Quick or Regular
>as dry addition sprinkled on top. I'll let you all know when I do.
>
>Lee Harper
>
blorg! cooked oatmeal for grindals? Doesn't it make a disgusting sticky mess?
Why cooked vs. dry? Does that help keep the mites down?
Matt