'Houdini' boycotts panfish worms...

[Zephyr]

Ya know, Kat's right! My neighbors are vegans type things and they do vermicomposting; when picked up, red wigglers squirt out this nasty yellow stuff. These "panfish worms" don't.

[Stefan-A]

Red wigglers are STRIPED... meaning that each segment has a dark red stripe that runs along the top of the ridge, and the valley that is created between the ribs is yellow.

If you do not see the stripes, it is not a red wiggler.

Unfortunately that's not always the case. The "yellow valleys" do indeed give away Eisenia, but if a worm doesn't have the striped appearance, it doesn't mean that it isn't an Eisenia. You still need to go by how large it is and where it is found.

[LyrisFlame]

The worms in the photo you showed below, are NOT red wigglers. I know them really well.

Red wigglers are STRIPED... meaning that each segment has a dark red stripe that runs along the top of the ridge, and the valley that is created between the ribs is yellow.

If you do not see the stripes, it is not a red wiggler.

Like this:

Ya know, Kat's right! My neighbors are vegans type things and they do vermicomposting; when picked up, red wigglers squirt out this nasty yellow stuff. These "panfish worms" don't.

Yeah, these are the worms in the plastic tub I bought at Wal-Mart that is labelled "panfish/trout worms". They don't always do the yellow discharge thing, though.

It might be helpful to add this to the articles/feeding section so people know what exactly a red wiggler is, with pictures of the good worms and the bad worms. That would probably be really helpful for people with new snakes.

Anyhoo, I tried cutting up some trout this morning. I just sliced portions of the whole fish (skin, flesh, bones) into worm sized pieces and put them in a dish and left it there. Houdini is a little upset because I took away his super secure log aka "the magic disappearing hidey hole", but he also must be hungry so we'll see what he does. I really hope he likes fish. That would make life so much easier.

dekaybrown - I wish I could hand feed this snake like that! That would be awesome! Maybe some day, when he grows up...

[LyrisFlame]

WOW! The snake is just CHOWING DOWN all of that fish!! Sweet!!!

[adamanteus]

Excellent result, Freya!

[anji1971]

Glad to hear he likes the fish! He must be starving after playing such a long game of hide-and-seek.........

[Snake lover 3-25]

i just got some "trout" worms for fishing bait ..... and they have stripes too???? how many names can one worm have!!!!!!!!