Worms Questions

[pinkypink]

also called trout worms... By Walmart at least. Which, by the way, is a good source to get night crawlers (the safe ones) from if you can't find any.

Is Walmart really a safe place? I want to buy larger amounts but Im not sure where is a good place to buy. Petsmart is just too expensive cause Im buying them as food...Im sure bait shops would be cheaper but Im afraid of what the worms have been feed or kept in. Is there anything to be concerned about?

[Selkielass]

Is Walmart really a safe place? I want to buy larger amounts but Im not sure where is a good place to buy. Petsmart is just too expensive cause Im buying them as food...Im sure bait shops would be cheaper but Im afraid of what the worms have been feed or kept in. Is there anything to be concerned about?

I got a bad batch of nightcrawlers from walmart in July- gave my entire collection the runs. They were probably mishandled at the store level as the farm they came from has a good reputation.
I buy my worms from the busiest bait store in my area. They turn their stock fast so its as fresh and lively as possible.

[Greg'sGarters]

I got a bad batch of nightcrawlers from walmart in July- gave my entire collection the runs. They were probably mishandled at the store level as the farm they came from has a good reputation.
I buy my worms from the busiest bait store in my area. They turn their stock fast so its as fresh and lively as possible.

Yeah I wouldn't trust Walmart. Those people don't know a lot about a specific subject, they know a little about a lot of subjects. Go to a bait store where people know a lot more about earthworms than at Walmart.

[d_virginiana]

Yeah I wouldn't trust Walmart. Those people don't know a lot about a specific subject, they know a little about a lot of subjects. Go to a bait store where people know a lot more about earthworms than at Walmart.

I've never had any problems with WalMart DMF worms, but I do always have to check and make sure I'm getting a good batch. With any worms IMO, it's good to sniff the container before each feeding. Even if the worms are still alive, I've thrown out entire batches because I could smell E. coli in the container (I work in a lab, so I'm more familiar with the smell than I'd like to be ) I imagine that would make a snake pretty sick if it ate one.

I'd be worried using bait store worms unless they bought from a specific brand that I knew was safe... The bait store guys might be more knowledgeable about the worms, but not necessarily about reptiles.

[RedSidedSPR]

Is Walmart really a safe place? I want to buy larger amounts but Im not sure where is a good place to buy. Petsmart is just too expensive cause Im buying them as food...Im sure bait shops would be cheaper but Im afraid of what the worms have been feed or kept in. Is there anything to be concerned about?

Sorry I never got back to that. Yes, I consider Walmart a safe place to get them. It's not Walmart doing the breeding, it's the DMF Bait company.

Never had any problems with Walmart as a source.

Except for the problem of them only containing 20 worms.. I'd breed, but I'd end up feeding all the breeders

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry I never got back to that. Yes, I confided Walmart a safe place to get them. It's not Walmart doing the breeding, it's the DMF Bait company.

Never had any problems with Walmart as a source.

Except for the problem of them only containing 20 worms.. I'd breed, but I'd end up feeding all the breeders

DMF doesn't breed them.