Care Sheet for WormsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.14 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 01/07/2005 |
Main Category: | Misc |
Sub Category: | Worms |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Tiliquachub |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Night crawlers |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | earth worms |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Not known |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Moist dirt/compost,sand,peat moss ect. ect.
with gravel on the bottom |
Lighting and UVB: | They do best in a dark closet |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 50-70F which never over 70 they will die
spray the surface once a day or pour some water in and let it soak down to the bottom |
Heating and Equipment: | Cool temps. best |
Caging Provided: | A 1 or 2 gal. pretzel container or bigger, like a sweater box which is best. |
Diet: | Herbivorous |
Description of Diet: | Just about anything, household scraps such as Coffey grounds potato peels, apple cores, banana peals, carrots,eggshells(cal. for your herps) and more like green leaves ect.
Don’t let the food spoil and mold |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | N.A. |
Maintenance: | You should change the substrate one it is all in little pellets or just keep adding soil as the level goes down.
in about a month or less you should have little babys which can be feed off right away or you can let them grow up to breed more worms:) |
Some Words on this Species: |
worms are great food for all most all herps |
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