Worms, Etc.

[Stefan-A]

Don't quote me... but the ones you find in your yard are always the good ones, aren't they? I've never seen a 'red wriggler' (compost worm) in my garden.

Ha-ha, I'm quoting you.

The ones you find in soil are good, the ones you find under rocks, under leaves and anywhere else just below the surface or among decomposing plant matter (composts, for example) are usually bad. The big ones are good, the small ones are bad.

[beaniesmommy]

That is a little scary... Sometimes I find big ones under paver stones sometimes smaller in the dirt... Hum... Maybe no worms for my garter. Can I buy something specific at a store?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

fishing stored will often sell little tubs of like 12 nightcrawlers which are huge and definatly safe

That is a little scary... Sometimes I find big ones under paver stones sometimes smaller in the dirt... Hum... Maybe no worms for my garter. Can I buy something specific at a store?

[infernalis]

Sporting goods department at wal mart, 36 pan fish worms $2.95, 24 Canadian crawlers, same price. open and check them in the store, I brought home a bunch once, and the fridge at wal mart had broken down, resulting in a bunch of dead worms.

Wayne

[KITKAT]

Ha-ha, I'm quoting you.

The ones you find in soil are good, the ones you find under rocks, under leaves and anywhere else just below the surface or among decomposing plant matter (composts, for example) are usually bad. The big ones are good, the small ones are bad.

Not true in my neck of the "woods". I actually went to a website that gives identification by species... and I have never found a red wiggler on my property. Under logs and boards, I find Nightcrawlers of varying sizes, and the worms that live deeper in the soil, but never red wigglers.

I am also lucky that both my husband and my neighbor are practicing organic methods on our properties. My neighbor has a tiger, and they are very sensitive to chemicals. I do avoid the area near my front porch, where I use detergent to clean our litter boxes.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wait your neighbor has a tiger!!!????

[KITKAT]

Good worm identification site:

WormWatch click on "start On-line Key"

[Lori P]

Kit Kat, did you say your neighbor has a tiger? Like-- a tiger?? lol

[drache]

I remember when that tiger moved in, but I couldn't find the thread where KitKat wrote about it
yes - her neighbour has a tiger

[adamanteus]

I remember when that tiger moved in, but I couldn't find the thread where KitKat wrote about it
yes - her neighbour has a tiger

I think it's in 'Oh So Quiet'.