Monster worms!!

[Lori P]

Good grief!!! The nightcrawlers I bought are bigger than my snakes!!!!! This is the right kind, right?? I asked for nightcrawlers and did not realize how huge they are till I got them home...

So I put one in a baggie in the freezer so I can work up the nerve to chop him up into yummy bite sized pieces. Do you all normally find smaller sized worms??

Thanks guys!!

[adamanteus]

I catch whatever I can find...then i 'adjust' the size with kitchen scissors.:D

[Lori P]

Sigh.... yeh. I get it. I'm gonna have to take the "rescue" off of my name if I keep chopping up small creatures. It's kind of a contradiction... lol

[enigma200316]

Sigh.... yeh. I get it. I'm gonna have to take the "rescue" off of my name if I keep chopping up small creatures. It's kind of a contradiction... lol


look at it like this there almost always has to be a death in order for something to eat, weather thats a plant or an animal so on and so forth:D
so I think your safe with keeping the rescue on there for now........:rolleyes::D

[adamanteus]

Fish got to swim, bird got to fly...snake keeper got to chop!:D

[enigma200316]

Fish got to swim, bird got to fly...snake keeper got to chop!:D


yeah but now she's going to have dreams about it....hahahaha

[Lori P]

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH SEVEN PIECES!!!! SEVEN PIECES AND THEY'RE ALL MOVING!!!!!!!!!!!! OH let the nightmares begin.... ok NO MORE worms for the snakes!!!! Well. Unless they really, really like them... really.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

[enigma200316]

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH SEVEN PIECES!!!! SEVEN PIECES AND THEY'RE ALL MOVING!!!!!!!!!!!! OH let the nightmares begin.... ok NO MORE worms for the snakes!!!! Well. Unless they really, really like them... really.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!:eek:



they usually do like them........hahahahaha!!!!!!

[Lori P]

Justin?? PA isn't that far away... can you please come chop my worms for me from now on??? LOL

And so far the "kids" are just looking at them... no nibbles yet....

[adamanteus]

I'm going to tell....you chopped up a worm, and you're meant to be a rescue type person. I'm shocked, I would never harm another living creature!:rolleyes:

[ssssnakeluvr]

water your yard real well just before night....you should be able to find smaller ones in the yard..as long as it's not being treated with any chemicals. we have what I always called angleworms....they are small, abouit 2-5 inches and thin. they don't have the purple heads that nightcrawlers do. they are easier for the snakes to eat....I usually can get a bunch after a heavy rain here during the day, or a long night of rain.

[Lori P]

James, dear, you're so full of chopped up worm poop I can smell it from across that little ocean! :p

[Lori P]

Thank you Don! :-)

[enigma200316]

Thank you Don.......:)

[adamanteus]

Oh, that's just fine! Don gets a smiley and I get accused of being smelly. Thankyou Lori, so much.:D

[enigma200316]

I'm going to tell....you chopped up a worm, and you're meant to be a rescue type person. I'm shocked, I would never harm another living creature!:rolleyes:


no not you James...........:rolleyes::D


sorry Lori worms aren't my thing............:D

[flakgunner]

Good grief!!! The nightcrawlers I bought are bigger than my snakes!!!!! This is the right kind, right?? I asked for nightcrawlers and did not realize how huge they are till I got them home...

So I put one in a baggie in the freezer so I can work up the nerve to chop him up into yummy bite sized pieces. Do you all normally find smaller sized worms??

Thanks guys!!hey,I'am assuming you got the nigthcrawlers at a bait shop?if your garters are that small,try red wigglers.the should have been next to the crawlers.

Joe

[drache]

hey,I'am assuming you got the nigthcrawlers at a bait shop?if your garters are that small,try red wigglers.the should have been next to the crawlers.

Joe

no no no
do not try red wigglers!
they are totally repulsive to garters

[Lori P]

Joe, I thought red wigglers are bad??

Anyway, the whole gritty nasty worm massacre all turned out to be for naught... they looked at those bits and pieces and told me, "You have GOT to be kidding. That's disgusting. What do you take us for??" And so Eddie Lizzard ended up getting the whole mess. (He's not as snobbish as the snakes.)

James, I apologize for calling you smelly. I'm sure that's not what I meant. Hmm, what did I mean? Anyone care to supply the correct word?? LOL :-)

Thanks you guys!!!!!!! :-)

[salzar]

my little sal will only eat worms that are cut in small pieces as well, I HAVE TO CUT THEM AND ITS GROSS.
I also hate this , but hey hes got to eat and I do not want him to die.. so I force my self to do this, and its okay ...
I think god/creator understands
we are helping creatures so dont get to down on your self.
James shame on you telling like that !!!
heeeee heeee haaaaa...
bye
you guys
you all make me laugh so much..
thats no smoke!!
michelle

[stonyloam]

Well you could compromise and only cut a couple of inches off the “bum” end and release the other half back into the wild, it should survive just fine, just a little shorter than its buddies, and still should even still be able to mate (the “naughty bits” are in the front half).:D:D Did I get the terminology right Lulu?:D:D

[Lulu Bennett]

(the “naughty bits” are in the front half).:D:D Did I get the terminology right Lulu?:D:D

perfect lol

[drache]

I think whatever powers created worms, designed them to be cut up
why else would they have nine brains?

[Lori P]

Wow.. I am learning more about worms than I ever really wanted to. Nine brains?? Naughty parts in the front?? I may never look at a worm the same again... lol :-)

Terry, what part of NY are you from? I'm from a little town oustide of Buffalo originally. :-)

[Lulu Bennett]

nine brains?? cool!!

[stonyloam]

They also have 5 hearts. That collar behind the head is part of the naughty bits. I live in Victor, just east of Rochester.

[Lulu Bennett]

does anybody know the reason for 5 hearts and nine brains?

[drache]

does anybody know the reason for 5 hearts and nine brains?

not 100% sure, no
but I've always thought it was so they'd go on wiggling when they're cut up

[Stefan-A]

does anybody know the reason for 5 hearts and nine brains?

There's no reason, but there's probably some benefit to having a bit of redundancy. ;)

[enigma200316]

with 5 hearts and nine brains I guess that would insure you a chance to use your naughty bits............:rolleyes::D

[stonyloam]

does anybody know the reason for 5 hearts and nine brains?

Well... they are both male and female in one body...........:D:D:D:D

[Lulu Bennett]

so i am guessing 1 of each belonging to the male and the rest to the female because we all know we are the brighter species and with all the heart :D

[enigma200316]

hahahahahahaahaahhahhahhaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!:D:D:D:D

[Lulu Bennett]

Justin, i am guessing you agree??? :D

[Josh]

Im pretty sure its kind of a defense mechanism.
It has a couple spares:rolleyes:

[enigma200316]

Justin, i am guessing you agree??? :D



yeah actually I do, worms are pain in the @$$es so it does make sense......hahahaha:D:D

[drache]

you think your worms are big
check out this

PPF: Giant Palouse Earthworm (Driloleirus americanus) (http://www.palouseprairie.org/invertebrates/palouseworm.html)

[Lori P]

A worm that smells like lillies!! Imagine a whole bouquet of them! Here, bridesmaids, catch THIS!!! LOL

[adamanteus]

I reckon ordinary earthworms (nightcrawlers) smell like chocolate, but no one believes me!

[Lori P]

Oh... those nightcrawlers in my fridge are in trouble if they smell like chocolate... the snakes might not eat them but LOOK OUT for Lori... LOL!!!

[Lulu Bennett]

james, when i first got my tetras from gijs and sabine the other month i went through quite a few worms but i defo didn't smell chocolate hun just mud lol

[CrazyHedgehog]

no....
THIS IS A BIG WORM

http://home.earthlink.net/~snailstales/gippslandworm.jpg

[ScimitarX]

Wow, that is huge! Didint know they could get that big!:eek:

[drache]

what's that thing live on?

[Lori P]

what's that thing live on?

ANYTHING IT WANTS!!!!!! :-)

[Snaky]

You could actually have a meal out of that one:eek:
That's big indeed.

[drache]

hm
you ever taste worm?

[CrazyHedgehog]

years ago, digging for worms in a forest, I unearthed a huge one, grabbed with both hands but it pulled away...
I searched for ages, I thought I had found a new species at the time, followed the hole it made, and dug down about 4 feet, but it was long gone and it got too dark!

[CrazyHedgehog]

hm
you ever taste worm?

sadly yes...and no James...don't remember chocolate!