My basement stays about in the 60-70's or so! Good to know that even if it gets in the 70's, my worms will still be safe. I was wondering about that! Thx!
Dave, thank you for a great video. I just started my worm farm in a 10 gallon tote. I am in N.E. Ohio. I fear it will get too hot here for them so I was thinking I could bury totes in the cool ground in the woods where it is always shady. In winter they can stay in my shop which is heated all winter to about 45 to 50 degrees. What do you think? I don't have a basement I can keep them in.
Dave, In order to prevent over feeding, wouldn't it be best to just feed them with leaves, grass and other things they would find outside in the yard ?
I’ve started raising nightcrawlers for the second time in my life. I could remember what to do for sure. I knew I was missing something important. Sand! That is what I was missing. Also getting the right mixture. I have eight baby nightcrawlers, but I’m not set up yet. Wasn’t planning on doing it again, but they are breading.
Having trouble getting mine to produce. Bedding is mostly shredded newspaper, peatmoss, & Sandy soil. Change bedding every two months. Feed them puree food scraps, corn meal, coffee grounds, ground egg shells, & Sandy soil. In 6 months went from 129 night crawlers to 85. I do pick off the ones on top that don't look good. Found 6 egg capsules changing bedding today. Keep them in my basement average temp is 64°. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong
what temp does it need to be for them to breed?, that's my new Hobie is to try and breed night-crawlers! I'm not just wanting them to fish with!, thanks I love you're video's!
Two to tree months you said to change their bedding?? Some people say every month?? What are your thoughts?? Thank you for the sand advise btw, i didn't know anything about that till you said so lol
Dave, thanks for the video. How do you know how much to feed them? Lets say you have 50 nightcrawlers. Would you put in a couple of cups of greens? and how often?
Hi dave, Im a beginner for making and raising worm farms, i fish with them to. lets say i just bought 500 nightcrawlers, how much would i feed them without over or underfeeding them? and what would you recommend for feeding them? eggs shells,bannana peels, cantaloupe, avakado pits,dead leafs,ectect? Would you recommend using a dark color bin or transparent bin? Thanks for your time Dave. if anyone has any suggestions for me please share them with me, they would be highly appreciated. ~ashley
Ashley Pfalzer dark bins. They hate the light. I put all my food scraps (minus meat and dairy, oils, sweets, etc) in my blender or food chopper and then put them into ice cube trays. I bury one cube of food and when it's gone I bury another. Remember they are also eating their bedding, paper, etc too!
he should hose them down with just a quick shot of water, then add a light dusting of cornmeal, all worms surface to the top after a rain, my dad and i raised night crawlers and red wigglers for 12 yrs, you got to give them water about everyday
Antonio Ruiz depends on their age. If you have sexually mature worms they reproduce quite quickly. I'll go from 1,000 worms to 500,000 in a years time. Keep their bin conditions favorable for better reproduction rates 😉
Forgot to add that most bags recommend a mask and you check the company's msds for info also on their website. Also: Like most mosses, peat is made up of a number of different spores. Inhaling these into the lungs can be dangerous, although not usually fatal. It can lead to respiratory problems like asthma, wheezing, and chronic shortness of breath. In some cases, peat has been found to contain harmful bacterial cells known as Sporothrix schenckii which can lead to infection if inhaled - and often skin irritation if touched. If this bacteria enters the blood stream, it can cause the potentially deadly condition sporotrichosis. People who regularly handle peat moss often wear face masks and protective gloves as a precaution.
Pam Lipscomb yes, I wear a face mask and gloves when I handle my Peat Moss. Also bc you have to add Gardening Lime to it to balance the PH and that stuff is awful to inhale and whatnot.
It would be good to note that breathing in peat moss is not good for your lungs and it fact the bags tell you to wear a mask and not use on windy days. It sticks to the walls of the lungs and will cause problems within the structures causing coughing, breathing difficulties, etc. and if you have any breathing issues - definitely don't do without respirator or good dust mask. This also goes for any type of dry garden products like lime, gypsum, etc. same for crafts when working with dyes which are very toxic.
+Sharn Maree I feed them on a all natural diet---so that is leaves cut up grass weeds bark and such,,,throw it in and it all depends,keep a close eye on it
I put all my food scraps (minus meat and dairy, oils, sweets, etc) in my blender or food chopper and then put them into ice cube trays. I bury one cube of food and when it's gone I bury another. Remember they are also eating their bedding, paper, etc too!
Hi Dave, my cousin, sister, and I sell nightcrawlers in the summer and spring time to anyone who wants to buy them to go fishing with. I noticed that the dirt sometimes sticks to them and they look like they don't like it at all. Do you know how I can prevent that, or if it is normal for them? Also, I have a refrigerator for my nightcrawlers so they won't die. Is it better for them to be refrigerated or to just sit outside? Thank you Dave!
Only thing I see wrong, is you need to be wearing a Dallas Cowboy shirt. Don't get ticked, I like Greenbay also even though I'm from the South. Smile, good video young man. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
I'm using Frabill Habitat II Foam Worm Box with Super-Gro Bedding with the food already mixed in, next Month I will be adding the worm food I purchased, Frabill Fat and Sassy Worm Food I have many night-crawlers about 70 or so? stored down in my sisters basement about 69 degrees
dave stumpf also none of my worms have gone into the dirt I've gave them spinach for food and they hide in that instead of the dirt and idk why but I notice my dirt getting moldy but I don't ever over water them either it's like I have a train wreck in motion
most of your video time is showing your observers of this video how to stir - Hell, people know how to stir=put this wasted time one something more informative
If you totally change out the bedding, you will be throwing away the eggs that will hatch soon. Why not use half that, with new material to make subsequent bins?
I love videos like this where it's made by a person that cares and not some company thank you
Thank you for sharing from the North Woods of Wisconsin
My basement stays about in the 60-70's or so! Good to know that even if it gets in the 70's, my worms will still be safe. I was wondering about that! Thx!
Dave, thank you for a great video. I just started my worm farm in a 10 gallon tote. I am in N.E. Ohio. I fear it will get too hot here for them so I was thinking I could bury totes in the cool ground in the woods where it is always shady. In winter they can stay in my shop which is heated all winter to about 45 to 50 degrees. What do you think? I don't have a basement I can keep them in.
Great video Dave! I enjoyed watching. I recently started my Red Wiggler worm bin! :)
Excellent job pulverizing the mix.
This looks great but why throw away the bedding? Isn't that where the castings are? Or you do this just for the crawlers to use them for fishing eh...
I'll be a son-of-a-bitch.... Night crawlers do have a gizzard!
You my friend deserve the classic .......LOL
Great video! Thanks for the info
Dave, In order to prevent over feeding, wouldn't it be best to just feed them with leaves, grass and other things they would find outside in the yard ?
Daniel Choate yes---that is what I do all natural
I’ve started raising nightcrawlers for the second time in my life. I could remember what to do for sure. I knew I was missing something important. Sand! That is what I was missing. Also getting the right mixture. I have eight baby nightcrawlers, but I’m not set up yet. Wasn’t planning on doing it again, but they are breading.
I can't find regular peat moss only the kind with miracle grow plant food in it.that kind be ok or toxic to worms?
Having trouble getting mine to produce. Bedding is mostly shredded newspaper, peatmoss, & Sandy soil. Change bedding every two months. Feed them puree food scraps, corn meal, coffee grounds, ground egg shells, & Sandy soil. In 6 months went from 129 night crawlers to 85. I do pick off the ones on top that don't look good. Found 6 egg capsules changing bedding today. Keep them in my basement average temp is 64°. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong
Dave can you feed them molasses or corn meal? What about using shredded paper with mowed grass as the top soil over the organic soil?
VERY awesome video sir! I will start mine tomorrow!
Thanks bro! My kids are going to love you!
thank you
Exceptionally good looking stock to begin the farm with.
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That I try is classic, I lol and restarted it about 20 times....
"Hey.......good morning...and I'm gonna be your host today today.....today!
Great and helpful video. Although I do ask, why did you comment so much on it? XD
what temp does it need to be for them to breed?, that's my new Hobie is to try and breed night-crawlers! I'm not just wanting them to fish with!, thanks I love you're video's!
60-68
dave stumpf
OK thanks alot for you're reply!!! as I'm just starting this Hobie! I have mine in a 69 degree basement so I'm doing fine I see!!!
yes you are----
dave stumpf
well I thought I was until the all died???
Two to tree months you said to change their bedding?? Some people say every month?? What are your thoughts?? Thank you for the sand advise btw, i didn't know anything about that till you said so lol
Dave, thanks for the video. How do you know how much to feed them? Lets say you have 50 nightcrawlers. Would you put in a couple of cups of greens? and how often?
now seeing as nightcrawlers/ earthworms are a fantastic diet for some reptiles and amphibians, how often to they reproduce in worm farms?
believe it or not everyday
So it would be a cost effectively cheaper alternative as to buying worms every few weeks if I understand correctly?
Hi dave,
Im a beginner for making and raising worm farms, i fish with them to. lets say i just bought 500 nightcrawlers, how much would i feed them without over or underfeeding them? and what would you recommend for feeding them? eggs shells,bannana peels, cantaloupe, avakado pits,dead leafs,ectect? Would you recommend using a dark color bin or transparent bin? Thanks for your time Dave. if anyone has any suggestions for me please share them with me, they would be highly appreciated.
~ashley
Ashley Pfalzer dark bins. They hate the light. I put all my food scraps (minus meat and dairy, oils, sweets, etc) in my blender or food chopper and then put them into ice cube trays. I bury one cube of food and when it's gone I bury another. Remember they are also eating their bedding, paper, etc too!
he should hose them down with just a quick shot of water, then add a light dusting of cornmeal, all worms surface to the top after a rain, my dad and i raised night crawlers and red wigglers for 12 yrs, you got to give them water about everyday
Would wood shavings work like the kind for pet bedding?
question.. after you start/prepared this setup... how long take to reproduce? - thank you / great video.
Antonio Ruiz depends on their age. If you have sexually mature worms they reproduce quite quickly. I'll go from 1,000 worms to 500,000 in a years time. Keep their bin conditions favorable for better reproduction rates 😉
Ok, first of all, if that was any other Cheese Head jersey, I wouldn't have watched! :-)
Forgot to add that most bags recommend a mask and you check the company's msds for info also on their website. Also: Like most mosses, peat is made up of a number of different spores. Inhaling these into the lungs can be dangerous, although not usually fatal. It can lead to respiratory problems like asthma, wheezing, and chronic shortness of breath.
In some cases, peat has been found to contain harmful bacterial cells known as Sporothrix schenckii which can lead to infection if inhaled - and often skin irritation if touched. If this bacteria enters the blood stream, it can cause the potentially deadly condition sporotrichosis. People who regularly handle peat moss often wear face masks and protective gloves as a precaution.
Pam Lipscomb yes, I wear a face mask and gloves when I handle my Peat Moss. Also bc you have to add Gardening Lime to it to balance the PH and that stuff is awful to inhale and whatnot.
If I don't have a basement will a closet do?
Yes
A cold one
Awesome video
It would be good to note that breathing in peat moss is not good for your lungs and it fact the bags tell you to wear a mask and not use on windy days. It sticks to the walls of the lungs and will cause problems within the structures causing coughing, breathing difficulties, etc. and if you have any breathing issues - definitely don't do without respirator or good dust mask. This also goes for any type of dry garden products like lime, gypsum, etc. same for crafts when working with dyes which are very toxic.
I breathed some peat moss dust when I was young and turned out being strange.
Thank you for a simple and straightforward video.
will alfalfa straw be better than hay????
Instead of worms could I use ducks?
Can Canadian night crawlers and red Wiggler's be raised in the same area ?
Like your hat
Thank You Dave, and Go Packers.
how often would you recommend to feed them?
+Sharn Maree I feed them on a all natural diet---so that is leaves cut up grass weeds bark and such,,,throw it in and it all depends,keep a close eye on it
+dave stumpf thank you! this has helped me alot will be making one this week so I can feed my axolotls 😊
+Sharn Maree you welcome
I put all my food scraps (minus meat and dairy, oils, sweets, etc) in my blender or food chopper and then put them into ice cube trays. I bury one cube of food and when it's gone I bury another. Remember they are also eating their bedding, paper, etc too!
thanks bud awesome info
i love your advice id love to know what you know. lets go fishing help me get a lunker
Are those Canadian nightcrawlers?
Do tutorial on how to make a great snack Coke,chips,and mentos Coke and mentos taste good together!!!!
Dave can you let me borrow a couple dozen to get started? It would be greatly appreciated.
+Rightway Through Jesus sorry
dave stumpf did you have results of store bought night crawlers?
Hi Dave, my cousin, sister, and I sell nightcrawlers in the summer and spring time to anyone who wants to buy them to go fishing with. I noticed that the dirt sometimes sticks to them and they look like they don't like it at all. Do you know how I can prevent that, or if it is normal for them? Also, I have a refrigerator for my nightcrawlers so they won't die. Is it better for them to be refrigerated or to just sit outside? Thank you Dave!
Sylvia Rose either way is ok
dave stumpf okay thanks!
Sylvia The Unicorn Rose it's probably bringing them into the light that they aren't liking 😉
is newspaper good to use instead of peat moss
+Leo Kelley NO!!!!!!!!!!
I've been to all the stores around me here in south Dakota and no one has peat moss anything else I can use
+Leo Kelley ok then use just your soil------no newspaper the ink is toxic
+dave stumpf well I finally got some peat moss but the ground is frozen here so I got organic potting soil is that ok to use
Leo Kelley News paper isn't toxic. Just don't use the glossy coated paper like the sales ads. Regular newsprint is now printed with vegetable inks.
thank you!
Why do all these TH-cam worm farmers live in trailers?
Only thing I see wrong, is you need to be wearing a Dallas Cowboy shirt. Don't get ticked, I like Greenbay also even though I'm from the South. Smile, good video young man. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
NIGHTCRAWLERS---THE PERFECT BEDDING MATERIAL
I'm using Frabill Habitat II Foam Worm Box with Super-Gro Bedding
with the food already mixed in, next Month I will be adding the worm food I purchased, Frabill Fat and Sassy Worm Food I have many night-crawlers about 70 or so? stored down in my sisters basement about 69 degrees
Nice!
+BillyBobJoe III thank you
I'm going to try that
where my worms are there bin stays around 45℉ is that to cold for them
+Leo Kelley yes----temp should be around 50----but not more than 60
dave stumpf also none of my worms have gone into the dirt I've gave them spinach for food and they hide in that instead of the dirt and idk why but I notice my dirt getting moldy but I don't ever over water them either it's like I have a train wreck in motion
Hey Leo. I keep my worms in a similar temp and they are thriving in my garage. My bin is a bit different. Check it out if you need another opinion.
Leo Kelley depends on what breed of worm you have. That's too cold for my African Night Crawlers and my Alabama jumpers.
Wow
Hey buddy. Just letting you spelled indoors wrong.
Can somebody please help me and donate some night crawlers for my pets?
GoPacGo
I'm going to do this and use it for bait!
yes sir,,,it will do the trick---I do it---nightcrawlers are getting to expensive
Jhakkhaj
Why am I watching this if worms are my worst feat
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Do worms like or eat COFFEE GROUNDS?
yes
Correction time this episode: you freaking misspelled indoors
oh well---lol
KillaRaptor48 get a life
Bad Dog oh my god I forgot about this comment haha it was dumb
You welcome its a great pleasure
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can you use play sand???
YES YOU CAN
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I was told peet has lotsmof salt in it and you have to leach it
not to be mean,but LOL YOU WROTE INDOOS
+Yum Alsaedi lol---to lazy to change it
+dave stumpf Hey!To Lazy To Change It Then Go To School,Dude!!! 😡😡😡
+dave stumpf I'm 8 dude!
+dave stumpf I'm 8 dude!
Shut up Muslim. Muhhamad was a child molester.
Go green bay
GO Packers.
most of your video time is showing your observers of this video how to stir - Hell, people know how to stir=put this wasted time one something more informative
that's what it is==== a how to video!!!
Hey Dale, there's a magic feature on TH-cam that lets you jump ahead. Look into it.
my name zoe
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Ha
that neck is red.
boring
If you totally change out the bedding, you will be throwing away the eggs that will hatch soon.
Why not use half that, with new material to make subsequent bins?
daddysealtx I do just that------this is how I make my first batch
I'm going to give it a try
+dave stumpf Can you put used tampons in it?
+howiwatchvideos jnnnßuimíik
The bedding gets eaten and turns to castings and soil... who said they change out bedding and throw it out?
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