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    T. radix Ranch guidofatherof5's Avatar
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    Earth worm power

    As most of you know I have a few babies around the Ranch. Most are aggressive eaters and growing fast. Then I have those slow eaters. For them I've been buying Guppies. Today I went out to the backyard and dug up a couple hundred earth worms. These little slow eaters went crazy for them. There must be something about them since they will pick out the earth worms from the baby nightcrawlers. These pale little worms are going to help get these babies going.
    Do these specialized eaters have less of a chance in the wild? Why would there be so much difference in the food interests? Will they grow out of this? All these question have my interest and I will be watching as the next 6 months unfold.
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    Re: Earth worm power

    And we will all be interestedly watching with you!
    Too many snakes! 15 species and counting. 2.2 plus Crested geckos 2.2 Gargoyle geckos 0.2 Chihuahua 2.1 evil cats.
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    Re: Earth worm power



    Did someone say,
    "Earthworm Power?"
    People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff.

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    Re: Earth worm power

    Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post
    Today I went out to the backyard and dug up a couple hundred earth worms. These little slow eaters went crazy for them. There must be something about them since they will pick out the earth worms from the baby nightcrawlers. These pale little worms are going to help get these babies going.
    We call them sweet meat, have noticed the same thing

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    T. radix Ranch guidofatherof5's Avatar
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    Re: Earth worm power

    Earthworms are doing it again. I placed a slow eater(baby) in a container with earthworms and one short fat night crawler. The second he hit the bottom of the container he struck and grabbed the night crawler. This is a little radix that has always refused night crawlers.
    I wish I has an earthworm scent spray or maybe a guppy scent spray.
    Steve
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    Re: Earth worm power

    To get Amy to eat pinky parts I just throw in a silversides head then thaw. Perhaps all it will take is some fishy smell? (almost any fish will do for that) Don't need a spray for that.

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    Re: Earth worm power

    Quote Originally Posted by Didymus20X6 View Post


    Did someone say,

    "Earthworm Power?"

    Jim!!!! Where have you been????
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    Re: Earth worm power

    Missing your worm named "Jimmy" ???.. eheem. No need to elaborate.

    I believe he had to fight off a giant garter but first he had to get through Predator.



    OK, perhaps that one was bit out of line

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    Rofl
    Keeping - 'Florida blue' sirtalis, concinnus, infernalis, parietalis, radix, marcianus and ocellatus.

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    T. radix Ranch guidofatherof5's Avatar
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    Re: Earth worm power

    The timing for my latest babies to be born and the emergence of Spring couldn't have been better.
    Now that the frost is out of the ground I can once again go shopping for snake food in the backyard.
    These pale little earthworms, as I call them are perfect for those babies who don't want night crawlers.
    It gives them a start and good chance to make it.
    These worms can be found under leaf litter, boards or other objects. They seem to stay close to the surface.
    Steve
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