Question: How to keep Earthworms/Nightcrawlers ALIVE for feeding?

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I've recently gotten a hold of some live canadian nightcrawlers from a bait shop, pesticide free, I called the company ahead of time.

Anyway, I was wondering how you all keep your worms alive and thriving. My parents dont like worms in the fridge and I'd understand why lol. Its cold in my garage but i think its too cold. Probably around 0 to -10 celcius.

Any tips and suggestions are appreciated :)
 
Large plastic bins are good as containers. There are many guides online on how to farm earthworms. Canadian Nightcrawlers require a temperature between 4-10 degrees Celsius.

You could try insulating the plastic bin to prevent it getting too cold outside.
 
No idea. I keep them in the door of the fridge. I have frozen rats in my freezer next to my own food and all kinds of bugs in the fridge for our various animals.... people worry too much, lol.
 
I keep mine in the fridge. I also have a worm bin that I'm cultivating to grow my own. A dark, cool place like a basement if you have one. Just remember to add moisture to them once in a while. Someone left the lid off my store bought ones the other day and I had a bunch of very dry, unhappy worms.
 
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