Leave them in the container they're in. It needs to be kept just barely moist, not wet and store them at 50 degrees. That is how to keep them alive the longest. You can put them at regular fridge temps (42 F or so) and it won't kill them but they will go dormant and not eat or reproduce. They'll stay alive 2-4 months like that as long as they are not too wet. check often for dead ones. If one dies and rots in there, they all die. DO NOT FEED THEM FOOD SCRAPS they are earthworms. They eat dirt not scraps. They eat what composting worms, fungi and bacteria leave behind AFTER breaking scraps down. Their need for food is ziltch if kept at 42 anyway. Room temperature is too warm. They will consume all the food in a day or two and start dying at room temp. 50-55 F is ideal. My snakes always eat them up quick enough but I have had them survive in my fridge at 42 for several months. You just can't let them dry out and if u add too much moisture or scraps that rot or mold, that will kill them too.