Earthworms

[Aundrea]

OMG I bought some worms a month ago and the container says earthworms I didnt think nothing of it but thought the worms were kinda small well they do squirt out this nasty stinky yellow stuff when they are touched. I was wondering why they did this. Now I know (Thanks Kyle)

Are the african night crawlers too big for my Dekayi's to eat? Are they as big as the canadian nightcrawlers?

My wal mart that I go to only sells canadian nightcrawlers.

Thanks everyone for your help

[Zephyr]

OMG I bought some worms a month ago and the container says earthworms I didnt think nothing of it but thought the worms were kinda small well they do squirt out this nasty stinky yellow stuff when they are touched. I was wondering why they did this. Now I know (Thanks Kyle)

Are the african night crawlers too big for my Dekayi's to eat? Are they as big as the canadian nightcrawlers?

My wal mart that I go to only sells canadian nightcrawlers.

Thanks everyone for your help

Those other worms may have been panfish worms.

Also, I'm thinking about the validity of the "red wigglers = bad" statement...

[Stefan-A]

Also, I'm thinking about the validity of the "red wigglers = bad" statement...

Then you might be interested in this article:

Feeding Earthworms: Red Wigglers vs. Nightcrawlers - gartersnake.info

[infernalis]

Also, I'm thinking about the validity of the "red wigglers = bad" statement...

Thanks Kyle, I honestly think I have fed red wigglers to my snakes, and have for long before joining the forum.

I cannot argue fact, so I have not... But gods honest truth, Red wigglers have yet to hurt a single snake in this household.

Xena, Casper, Athena, Spot and Prince have all eaten them for 3 years now, if they were gonna die, they would have by now.

The 3 morphs that died, never once got offered a red wiggler, and they croaked off anyways....

My feelings on feed items change frequently, heck I am glad they all like sushi Its a lot easier cutting up Tilapia and Salmon strips, and I let them eat a lot more food this way.


Retraction, NOT WORTH IT.... I'll culture the mini night crawlers first....... so not wort the risk...... so I got lucky, why risk it.

Thanks for posting that link Stefan..