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Feeding blackworms to NVV and CFBN

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wyatt

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i have six NVV and 1 CFBN. since crickets would be much of a hassle i was wondering if blackworms are appropriate for these species? how many should i feed them in one feeding? the CFBN is in a mostly aquatic enclosure and is about an inch and a half long. all the NVV are in a similar tank and are fully adult at various lengths, mostly three and a half inches or so. how often should i feed? can i culture these? do they breed fast enough? any advice on these topics or the species please tell me!
 
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jennifer

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I know several people who have tried to culture blackworms, including me. With a 3-4 week doubling time, they reproduce too slowly. There is fairly detailed information, including links to information on culturing them here:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/worms.shtml

What kind of substrate is in the tanks (gravel, bare bottom, pebbles)? Blackworms will quickly burrow into any substrate and just live there. This makes them rather impractical as a staple food source if you have gravel.

Have you checked your local bait shops and Walmart for nightcrawlers? These are cheap, convenient, and most newts love them. (See Part II of the article linked above.)
 
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wyatt

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aren't nightcrawlers too big for cfbn? can i culture these? thanks!
 
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kaysie

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not if you chop them, and no, they're practically impossible to culture at home. I only pay $1 for a dozen of them, and 4 worms feed all 11 of my animals.
 
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wyatt

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what foods can i culture for my newts? if i can't culture anything then i am getting bloodworms. i thought i heard of somebody culturing nightcrawlers. i was wondering how midge flies look? are they dangerous? can i breed them? because bloodworms are healthy enough, right?
 
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kaysie

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you can culture red-wigglers, but some newts refuse these because they give off a bad odor and/or distasteful mucus. However, my animals all eat them gladly.
 
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jennifer

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Wyatt, I've gave you the link to the worms article twice, and you are still asking questions that are answered in that article. I quit.
 
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wyatt

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sorry, jen. i think i have decided to culture some type of worm, like leaf worms(as the article says). some other sites show how to culture these.
 
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