CARE OF TROUTWORMS

THIS IS THE INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED. PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS INORDER TO PROLONG LIFE AND RETAIN THE FRESHNESS OF THE TROUTWORMS, EUROPEAN NIGHTCRAWLER, (Eisenia hortensis) The European Night Crawler, also known as the Belgian Worm, Super Red, Carolina Crawlers, Blue Worms, and a half a dozen other names. The Scientific name is Eisenia hortensis.

1. STORE TROUTWORMS IN A AREA OF 68 TO 72 DEGREES, ROOM TEMPERATURE WILL ENABLE THE TROUTWORM TO GROW WHILE STILL RETAINING ITS STRENGTH. THE COMMON HOUSEHOLD WARM, STORAGE ROOM HAS PROVED TO BE THE PERFECT DEVICE FOR THIS. NOTE: PLACING A LIGHT OVER THE TROUTWORMS WILL HELP KEEP WORMS IN THEIR BOXES. BOXES CAN BE MADE OF WOOD OR STYRO FOAM. TRY NOT TO USE A PLASTIC FLAT SURFACE ITEM. KEEP THE SIDE OF BOXES AT LEAST 4 INCHES ABOVE THE BEDDING LEVEL .

2. BEDDING FOR WORMS: USING A MICHIGAN PEAT OR CANADIAN SPHAGNUM PEAT MOSS WHICH YOU CAN USUALLY FIND AT A NURSERY, ALSO CARRIED AT LOWE'S, HOME DEPOT AND SOME WALMART MOST TIME THE BAG READ SPHAGNUM PEAT MOSS AND IS A PRODUCT OF CANADA. YOU MAY WANT TO TEST THE PRODUCT FOR CHEMICALS FIRST BY PLACING A HAND FULL OF WORMS ON THE FRESHLY BEDDED BOXES, TO SEE IF THE WORMS GO DOWN IN THE PEAT. IF THEY DON'T GO DOWN THE FOLLOWING MAY BE WRONG: A. CHEMICALS CONTAMINATING THE PEAT WON'T ALLOW THE WORMS TO GO DOWN. B. NEED TO PLACE A LIGHT OVER THE TROUTWORMS. C. SOIL IS TO DAMP AND HAS FLOODED THE WORMS OUT. D. IF THE PEAT YOU PURCHASED IS THE DRY POWDER TYPE, YOU CAN MOISTEN WITH WELL OR RAIN WATER , DO NOT USE CHLORINATED WATER , POND OR CREEK WATER WILL WORK. NOTE: PEAT SHOULD BE DAMP BUT NOT WATER SOAKED.

3. REBED USING THE FOLLOWING METHOD: PLACE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF WORMS AND PEAT TOGETHER. EXAMPLE: 5 POUNDS WORMS TO 5 POUNDS PEAT. AFTER 4 WEEKS REPEAT, REPLACING THE OLD PEAT WITH THE NEW PEAT. AGAIN REMEMBER TO PLACE THE WORMS ON THE TOP OF THE PEAT ALLOWING THEM TO CLIMB DOWN. THE WORMS THAT REMAIN ON THE TOP ARE WEAK OR INJURED SO DISCARD THEM, SO NOT TO SPOIL THE REST OF THE WORMS. ALWAYS HANDLE WORMS IN A ROOM THAT IS OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

4. FEEDING THE WORMS: GENERALLY THE FRESH BEDDING WILL BE ENOUGH FOOD. A: IF FEEDING THE WORMS USE A CHICKEN CRACKED CORM. WE RECOMMEND ABOUT 1 OZ. PER POUND OF WORMS . PLACE FEED ON TOP OF BEDDING NEVER MIX IN WITH BEDDING, ALSO WE RECOMMEND SOAKING NEWSPAPER IN A BUCKET OF WATER BUT NON CHLORINATED WATER FOR 24 HOURS. THEN REMOVE THE PAPER AND LET EXCESS WATER RUN OFF. PLACE THE NEWSPAPER ON THE TOP OF WORMS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE WORMS TO COME UP TO THE TOP AND FEED ON THE CRACKED CORN AND DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE NEWSPAPER. NEVER POUR WATER DIRECTLY ON THE WORMS AS THEY WILL DROWN. NOTE: WITH THE PROPER SOILS,TEMPERATURES AND REBEDDING THESE TROUTWORMS CAN BE HELD ALL YEAR.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 1-419-798-4382.

RESPECTIVELY,