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Question: Food {Earthworms}

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Eternie

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Hello there,
So I have things like Bloodworms and Floating Sticks (Recommended by a breeder in my area) for my incoming Axie (won't receive for a few months sadly) and I know that Earthworms are the best things for these little guys, so I was wondering if any of you have any tips on starting a Wormery? Because where I can get the specific ones that Axies prefer it would be $30 every time I buy a box of them for the Axie. But if its better to just pay the $30 or so, or go store exploring for them, that would be fine too, just trying to save some extra cash. :)
Any advice would be great :)
 
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Where in the world are you finding worms for that price?! Here 30 redworms are $3.99 and 12-18 crawlers are $5.99! Some pet stores have them, Wal-Mart has them and even most gas stations have them because it's fishing season. I have seen a ton of info on raising your own worms in a simple plastic storage bin. Just google it and you'll see there's a ton of things to read and videos on YouTube. If you're having to pay that much, I'd suggest raising your own. I'm thinking of it because I don't want to keep paying $3.99! LOL
 
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Alright! :) I was looking at Amazon because in my research websites were saying it was the best place to buy them from, I guess not, haha. I will definitely go store hunting once my axie is 1) here, and 2) big enough to eat earthworms. Thanks sooo much! :)
 
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It may be that you have to get them online part of the year, I'm not sure as mine are only 8 months old and haven't been eating worms that long. BUT the two brands I've seen are both farmed locally and I'm going to see about getting them year round. I'm guessing shipping is expensive because they have to be kept in a certain temp range, so I may still go buy a $5 plastic bin and just dump in a container of worms I've already bought along with proper food and such. They supposedly are easy to raine, aren't smelly and I have the space.
 
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