Any tips for raising worms?

You could also raise them for fun. Don’t split the worms in half and throw them in the worm farm. That is toxic to a worm squirm, believe it or not.

Vermiculture is a very hot fad right now, and there’s lot’s of information and affordable bins available. As a matter of fact, you’d probably make more money on castings than on the worms themselves.

Lots and lots of sights out there.

We used to use a newspaper based product called Buss Bait to raise them in, but I did a web search and didn’t come across it. There’s probably some other similar products out there. It worked much better than soil. Avoid heat.

They LOVE Rabbit poo. If you can get your hands on a bag of bunny poo it is very nutritious and makes a great organic soil with the worm castings too.

I have done a worm bin for garden compost and “worm tea” to water the plants with.

The biggest problem is keeping them is keeping them wet. They do a great job of breaking down pretty much any vegitarian kitchen waste you can throw in the bin.

Keep them out of the sun, keep them wet, and keep them out of the reach of certain birds.

Doesn’t anybody else think it’s cute that @bluejay is asking this?

I’ve also heard about shredded newspaper…

BTW, @bluejay , Welcome to Fluther!

@Coloma She says she has dog poo. Is that suitable? I’m assuming so. Feces is feces.

Thanks all! I’ll try to get some bunny poo…

@bluejay Do you know where to find some?

Not a clue

Most community pet stores have rabbits, chinchillas, etc. I’m assuming chinchillas and rabbits have similar feces.

@pshizzle : Unfortunately, poo is not poo. The poo of an herbivore (bunny) is quite different from the poo of a carnivore (dog), and any animals poo is distinguished by it’s specific diet.
And I’m cooking, so thus ends my poo lecture.

@JilltheTooth I love it! What about an omnivore? Say a person for example… No just kidding they seem to be doing good off of the leftovers in my fridge plus some leaves.