Baby newts are dying

Hey Paris...
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Regarding shelf life... here is something I wrote up, but haven't gotten posted on the net yet...

Keeping live blackworms alive: Blackworms can be stored in the refrigerator for weeks, but they do require some care.

• Keep cold (refrigerate). They can survive for periods of time out of the refrigerator, but they will “age” faster without refrigeration.
• Don't drown them. The worms should not be too deep in the container. The water should just barely cover them.
• Rinse daily with refrigerated, aged water.
• Once some of them start to die, it's hopeless. If more than a few die, or the whole container stinks, throw them away immediately. Healthy blackworms have no smell.
• Find out what day of the week they arrive fresh to your pet store, and only buy fresh ones. Pet stores often do not rinse and store them properly. They will often try to sell you their older ones, unless you specifically request the freshest ones. Also, in hot weather, their fresh ones may sometimes arrive in poor condition.
• When you get a new batch of blackworms, rinse them several times and keep them for a day before feeding any to your animals. This gives you time to rinse away any dead ones and make sure they are healthy before feeding them to your animals.
 
Jen,

the smell you refer to, what kind of smell is it? my blackworms have a faint "earthy" smell to them. its not strong, or bad, they just smell like worms.
 
I think the faint earthy smell is fine. When blackworms start to "go" they have a rotten smell that can be detected without any particular effort. Maybe I should reword my blurb slightly.
 
I have tried to contact Paris, about the blackworms, but I have not heard from her.
 
jenni contacted me today- i finally wrote you last night, i can possibly come out to check out your set up and give suggestions - i do have a biochem test on thursday though -its monday so i am fencing after class-i wont get out till 10:00 pm....i could perhaps check it out tuesday night or early in the morning... i am best to be reached by phone -i probably cant post my # here so if you look up 'reilley' in the book -i should be the only one with that spelling there, also if you google me 'paris reilley' in uotes it should be the 2nd or 3rd listing for me as president of the fencing club my number is there

(Message edited by paris on October 18, 2004)
 
Paris sorry it's taken so long to get back with you. I see that you have quite a wide range newts, do you have anything that you'd be willing to trade for a bunch of larvae
 
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