Question: Feeding blackworms to terrestrial efts

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I've read here that feeding blackworms in dishes might work for terrestrial newts. i feel a little silly asking but do I put water in with the blackworms to keep them alive or leave them just moist so the newts are more likely to go in and get them?
 
If I offer blackworms or tubifex in a terrestrial setup I use a petri dish with water in it. If you offer them on wet paper towel, they creep into the paper.
 
I've used this with Cynops, Notophthalmus, Tylototriton and Paramesotriton. These species, once completely terrestrial, only eat the worms out of the water, without getting into the dish for a long time.
 
Thanks. Do you put the dish in their main terrarium or move them to something else? I put them in a critter keeper with paper towels and the worms overnight because I feared all the worms might leave the bowl but I did not see this also they live longer than I thought a couple days later most seemed to be alive so I am thinking of putting it in the main terrarium. I tried using the lid to a deli cup, just curious what size disk you were using and did you partially bury it?
 
Just a standard petri dish I guess. I place it in terrestrial setups for 1 day. These worms are then given to aquatic animals. The other day I refill the dish with worms.
 
I find that Gatorade lids are perfect for this. I put the blackworms in water, and the newts quickly learn to eat from the dish.
 
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