Worm Bedding

  • Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    June 13, 2005 at 1:30 am #1246798

    I would like to here some suggestions for what brand of worm bedding everyone likes. I need to get something as I hate worms in dirt in the boat!!!

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    June 13, 2005 at 7:16 am #367737

    Make your own or buy the cardboard bedding. Shredded corrugated cardboard is a very good worm bedding. There’s no reason to add any food or nutrients to shredded cardboard bedding. When the cardboard is made they use a glue to hold it together, that glue is mostly made of animal by products which is a perfect food for worms. The shredded cardboard bedding also retains water well and settles in layers, which makes it easier for the worms to tunnel. You should find that your worms will be healthy, firm and grow large. Don’t add any food, just keep the cardbord damp and they’ll be good to go. Good Luck!

    BIRDDOG

    james
    Ankeny Iowa
    Posts: 290
    June 13, 2005 at 11:23 am #367742

    Just one more thing . If you can grab a handfull of the bedding and squeese it and water comes out it is too wet. To keep them cool put ice in a sandwich bag and put it in with them.

    crappiechaser
    Clear Lake WI
    Posts: 431
    June 13, 2005 at 12:39 pm #367750

    i agree , the corrugated cardboard seems to work like a charm .

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4852
    June 13, 2005 at 3:38 pm #367798

    How do you shred the cardboard>?

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    June 13, 2005 at 6:48 pm #367852

    Quote:

    How do you shred the cardboard>?

    Open wide, insert, chew vigorously!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    June 13, 2005 at 9:33 pm #367886

    Quote:

    Open wide, insert, chew vigorously!

    Speaking from an experianced pro…

    See Chappy? I help you out once in a while.

    For store bought I prefer Frabil over the Magic bedding. It’s like shredded paper, where the Magic bedding is more like dust…(or like the inside of a vacuum cleaner bag ) Once my Frabil bedding is gone…I’m going to see Eye-Guide for some chewed cardboard.

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4852
    June 13, 2005 at 9:34 pm #367887

    Quote:

    Quote:

    How do you shred the cardboard>?

    Open wide, insert, chew vigorously!

    My mouth is’nt that big!!!!

    3way
    eastern iowa.
    Posts: 185
    June 14, 2005 at 1:10 am #367943

    steve i have a question for you or anyone who might have used this fra-bril leech bedding besides me. just wondering if there was someway i could have improved the length of time they lived. i bought 2# of small to medium leeches, put them in this rather wet bedding and kept them in the fridge until this weekend. they lasted 3 weeks and were very strong and healthy. not sure taking them from fridge to cooler and drop in temps did them in or not. i would really recommend them to anyone who was going on a trip somewhere where they are not that available. i had great service with mail order leeches out of mn. ordered them one morning and had them at my house by 1pm the next day. they have a food for them also. hopefully my next attempt i can keep them a couple more weeks. quailty leeches in iowa don’t run very long and the farther south you go the worse it gets. thanks for the ear steve

    birddog
    Mn.
    Posts: 1957
    June 14, 2005 at 4:26 am #368036

    The big construction paper cutters…remember the ones from grade school with the big blade?? Cut it up into thin strips, then cut it the other way till you have approx. 1/2″ squares, let soak for a few hours in a bucket to soften it. The next step you have to pull off while the wife is gone!! EXTREMELY important that she’s away!! Get the blender out fill it half full with cardboard, throw some water in and let’er rip till it starts to break down. This next step is also VERY important…clean the blender and put back in the EXACT spot you found it! OR ELSE…

    Really goes pretty quick and works well…just don’t get caught!

    BIRDDOG

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    June 14, 2005 at 4:31 am #368038

    I know a guy that used the blender for making chum…he is the only guy I know that now has a blender in his garage….

    cherilovell
    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
    Posts: 1495
    June 14, 2005 at 4:39 am #368041

    must be the same guy who owns a pink dress? .

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    June 14, 2005 at 12:33 pm #368077

    Nope not me…I don’t get caught!

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    June 14, 2005 at 2:00 pm #368113

    My mouth is’nt that big!!!!

    Yeah, Ok…

    Brian K, one for you!
    Some day, some time, you won’t know where or when, but I’ll get even. Musky Girl, are you with me? I will supply the photos, you can supply the magic!

    cherilovell
    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
    Posts: 1495
    June 14, 2005 at 3:15 pm #368147

    “Musky Girl, are you with me? I will supply the photos, you can supply the magic! “
    You know I can’t turn down an offer to use my “magic” when it comes to the greater good of Briank. It’s about time I had a new supply of ammo

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    June 14, 2005 at 5:18 pm #368180

    What does Putz have that I don’t?

    putz
    Cottage Grove, Minn
    Posts: 1551
    June 14, 2005 at 5:46 pm #368187

    A good friend in MG, Brian.

    duckilr
    Mississippi River
    Posts: 997
    June 14, 2005 at 8:19 pm #368223

    I always used to use wet leaves but I would assume cardboard would work the same.

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