Raising live food

Sep 4, 2013

• #21

chriscoli

Administrator

Why not? We put way grosser things in our kitchen sinks than red wigglers...

 

Sep 4, 2013

• #22

dogofwar

CCA Members

Utility sink in the basement...but I scoop peelings and other stuff out of the kitchen sink to feed the worms

Matt

mchambers said:

Hope it's not the kitchen sink.

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Sep 4, 2013

• #23

festaedan

potamotrygon fan

How do you culture red wigglers, I've always wanted to start a colony but I never got to it. Also, can they live in the garage? My mom would freak if I had the colony inside.

 

Sep 4, 2013

• #24

chriscoli

Administrator

festaedan said:

How do you culture red wigglers, I've always wanted to start a colony but I never got to it. Also, can they live in the garage? My mom would freak if I had the colony inside.

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Check out the "Red Wiggler Wranglers" thread....

http://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13315&highlight=Red+wiggler

 

Sep 4, 2013

• #25

festaedan

potamotrygon fan

Thanks, but can they live in the garage?

 

Sep 4, 2013

• #26

dogofwar

CCA Members

Yes

festaedan said:

Thanks, but can they live in the garage?

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Sep 4, 2013

• #27

golsama

Corresponding Secretary

Where you get this roaches/fruit flies ?

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I ordered my roaches and fruit flies online. I got the roaches from http://aaronpauling.com/home and I buy my fruit flies (plus supplies) from http://www.buyfruitflies.com/.

The roaches easily reproduce and after an initial investment to get them started, I haven't had to buy anymore. As long as I keep up with rotating the flies into fresh cultures, I can theoretically keep going indefinitely. You can usually purchase both roaches and fly cultures at reptile expos as well.

 

Sep 5, 2013

• #28

Jmty

Members

Very interesting , will try ff. but NOT ROACHES jaja, hate them more than snakes.


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Sep 5, 2013

• #29

verbal

CCA Members

golsama said:

I buy my fruit flies (plus supplies) from http://www.buyfruitflies.com/.

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Have you tried feeding the larvae to your fish?

For the roaches how do you keep the temp above room temp?

 

Sep 5, 2013

• #30

golsama

Corresponding Secretary

I haven't tried feeding the fruit fly larvae to my fish since the larvae live in the food media and it would be too much work to get them out.

I keep my roach bins on top of my bearded dragon enclosure so they get plenty of heat. Its better than putting heat pads on them.

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