European Nightcrawlers
As an established Worm Farm, we sell the bed run mix by the pound. Plus, bulk discounts are applied for orders of more than one pound of bed run mix.
The European Nightcrawler is in the red worm family that originated in Europe. The Big Red, the Belgium Worm, and the Carolina Crawler are also names of this worm. The scientific name of this worm is Eisenia Hortensis. The European nightcrawler worm will grow longer (up to four or five inches) and fatter (about as thick as a pencil) than our common red worm but are still a perfect fit to your worm farm. Like the common red worm, the European Nightcrawlers make good composting worms for your compost heap, although they eat a little less and breed a little slower (approximately 1 egg capsule per week).
Many worm farmers buy these worms straight from Europe for resale in the U.S. This is fine if the customer who buys them is going to put them in cups right away for resale for fishing. However, if you are buying for long term breeding stock, this is not recommended. The first stock of European Nightcrawlers we bought died before we were able to obtain very many offspring from them. From the few that survived, we now have beds of our own offspring which makes it great for breeding stock in your worm farm.
Here at D&S Worm Farm we suggest you bed the worms down as soon as you receive them. For our European Nightcrawler worms, we use a bedding mixture of 25% cow manure and 75% Canadian Peat Moss. Leave a light on over the bed to prevent crawling out.
We feed all our worms the same feed and raise them in 60 to 80 degree temperatures.
For more great worm care information, see our worm care page, or visit our composting information page.
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D&S Worm Farm
232 Red Brick Rd.
Lexington, NC 27295
Open Monday through Saturday.
Phone: 336-752-2816
Send your order information to Steve Little at stevelittle@ptmc.net.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the extremes of winter weather in the Months of December, January, and February, please email stevelittle@ptmc.net or call before placing an order in these months. Thank You.
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