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Cazador · 04-17-2007, 06:14 PM

I'd offer the same advice as James. Error on the side of caution and stay away from Eisenia sp. One of the things that make red wigglers so attractive to vermiculture is that they remain where you put them and don't crawl away from your compost. I hope you'll follow up with us if you find the right answer from Jonathan.

Meanwhile, I'd suggest going to Wal Mart (or similar) and buying a few dozen Canadian nightcrawlers and then giving them the crawling test just to be sure. See if you can keep them alive and reproducing before ordering a bunch online. Best of luck,

Rick

04-17-2007, 06:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: European nightcrawlers - really red worms? I'd offer the same advice as James. Error on the side of caution and stay away from Eisenia sp. One of the things that make red wigglers so attractive to vermiculture is that they remain where you put them and don't crawl away from your compost. I hope you'll follow up with us if you find the right answer from Jonathan. Meanwhile, I'd suggest going to Wal Mart (or similar) and buying a few dozen Canadian nightcrawlers and then giving them the crawling test just to be sure. See if you can keep them alive and reproducing before ordering a bunch online. Best of luck, Rick