D & S Worm Farm

European Nightcrawlers

European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia Hortensis), Big Reds, Belgium Worms, Carolina Crawlers, or whichever name you prefer to call them, make good breeding stock for your worm farm and good composting worms for your compost heap.

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). 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 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. 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.

European Nightcrawlers

European nightcrawlers, also known as, Belgian worms, Super Red, Carolina Crawler, Blue worm, and half a dozen other names. The scientific name for this worm is Eisenia Hortensis. These worms are prolific breeders once they get established into a new environment or worm farm. D&S Worm Farm provides a quality established breeding environment for your worm farm, which is necessary for the success of this breed.

1 lb	$40.00
2 lbs	$37.50 Per Lb
3 lbs	$36.66 Per Lb
4 lbs	$36.25 Per Lb
5 lbs	$36.00 Per Lb

European Night Crawler Bed Run Mix - $40.00 - Quantity:

As an earthworm tunnels through the soil, it digests organic material and excretes it in the form of worm castings.

Worm Castings are a rich soil amendment containing nutrients in a form usable to plants. Over the course of a single day, an earthworm will produce worm castings equal to its own weight.

Worm Castings - 10LB - $18.00 - Quantity:

Order our supplemental quick grow worm food! 9 pounds for $24.00 with shipping included!

Quick Grow Worm Food - 9 LB - $24.00 - Quantity:

All prices include shipping. Orders are shipped via Priority Mail or they be pick up directly at our 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.

For a complete guide on raising European Nightcrawlers, Louisiana Nightcrawlers or Redworms from start to finish, check out our Worm Book.

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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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