As worms consume (eat) decaying organic matter (such as dead leaves or decaying tree roots), their digestive system converts the organic matter into castings (worm poop) that provides important nutrients (food) for the surrounding plants.Red wigglers and other types of earthworms are decomposers (organisms that assist in the process of turning deat material into nutrients).A wide variety of animals feed on red wigglers including birds, mammals, and insects.They can co-exist with other worm species.Animals play an important ecological role in the health of habitats and ecosystems. They are the cousin to the European Nightcrawler (Eisenia Hortensis) but are generally smaller. Reds can tolerate a wide variety of temperatures between 0 and 35 degrees celsius but thrive in temperatures above 20 degrees celsius.

Red Wiggler Compost Worms (Reds / Eisenia Fetida) for indoor and outdoor raising. Please make sure address is 100% accurate (including buzzer code if applicable) at checkout. IMPORTANT: If you contact the carrier and change any shipping details during transit, a double shipping charge will be applied. Please check temperatures en route such as Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, etc. to check weather conditions. Red Wigglers cocoons ship when temperatures between Kitchener, ON and shipping destination are above 0 ☌. Cocoons also are very hardy and ship very well in the mail. Red Wiggler cocoons are a great addition to any worm bin, compost bin, garden bed, or many other applications. Get a jump start by adding cocoons to your worm bin, as it can take your worms time to adapt to their new bin and start laying cocoons. Therefore making fruit/vegetable smoothies and mixing with bedding is ideal food for them. The smaller and softer the food, the easier it is for the babies to eat. Favourites include apple, banana, strawberry, mango and cucumber. Baby worms love soft, nutrient rich foods such as fruit and vegetable scraps. Good conditions for hatching include: stable temperatures of 20-30☌ and moist bedding covered to retain moisture. Hatching occurs in 2-5 weeks in good conditions. Speed up worm regeneration by adding cocoons! Each cocoon can contain 1-5 baby worms! Raising worms from cocoon to sexual maturity takes 3-4 months. THIS ADD-ON MUST BE ORDERED WITH AT LEAST 1/4 POUND WORMS OR 1000 COCOONS.

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