Hi,

I have just bought a second hand can-o-worms and put the worms in the second layer from the bottom along with a small amount of veg. peelings.
Most of the worms have gone to very bottom level where there is no food!

Is this alright?
Have I put the initial worms and food on the correct level?

Thanks for any replies.

"Glen" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have just bought a second hand can-o-worms and put the worms in
the
second layer from the bottom along with a small amount of veg.
peelings.
Most of the worms have gone to very bottom level where there is no
food!

Is this alright?
Have I put the initial worms and food on the correct level?

Thanks for any replies.

You forgot to teach them their table mannes first.

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Glen" wrote in message
...

Hi,

I have just bought a second hand can-o-worms and put the worms in
the
second layer from the bottom along with a small amount of veg.
peelings.
Most of the worms have gone to very bottom level where there is no
food!

Is this alright?
Have I put the initial worms and food on the correct level?

Thanks for any replies.

You forgot to teach them their table mannes first.

Franz


You need to put a layer of peat or similar in the 2nd tray then add the
worms and add the peelings .....in this kind of weather the worms wont be
that active unless you can site the canoworms in a warm shed or greehouse
You will find they will all huddle together in the cold

What have you put in the bottom layer?

C-O-W comes new with a pad of fleecy stuff you put on the bottom tray (ie
not the bit that collects the liquid), then the worms, then the food. They
eat their way upwards. They also eat the fleece, which is why you didn't get
any. I'd put layers of newspaper (and they like egg boxes) in instead, and
perhaps a layer of soil because we're coming up to winter. Worms burrow down
into the earth to keep warm, but they can't in a COW. If the COW is exposed
you might put a layer of bubble wrap round it when the frosts come.

There's a website where they'll answer your questions
http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/

Jon




"Glen" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have just bought a second hand can-o-worms and put the worms in the
second layer from the bottom along with a small amount of veg.
peelings.
Most of the worms have gone to very bottom level where there is no
food!

Is this alright?
Have I put the initial worms and food on the correct level?

Thanks for any replies.


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Glen