Dworms with salis

[beckie]

If i house my samamander with a soil like substrate can i have worms in the dirt? will it hurt him at all?

 

[kaysie]

they'll probably eat the worms...

 

[juraj]

or worms will eat the soil

 

[kaysie]

worms dont actually eat soil.... they ingest it and get all the nutrients out of it, then it passes back out. either way, they're not going to "eat" that much.

 

[coen]

You'll be lucky if 50% actually reaches the soil...

 

[beckie]

ok, lets rephrase the question. i know salis eat worms. i want to know if the salis will be able to catch the worms to eat them (for a little midnight snack) and if the worms "little presents" will hurt the salis at all or create fumes.

 

[juraj]

The worms won`t hurt salis either, salis won`t catch all the worms and escaped worms will change a part of the soil into mud. Thereabouts.

 

[kaysie]

beckie, sals have to catch worms in the wild, when we're not there to feed them, right? and the "little presents" are just dirt and a bit of nitrogenous waste. as long as the tank is ventilated like normal, i wouldnt worry about fumes. think of how many worms are in the soil in your yard. do they create fumes? as long as you keep the soil at a good moisture level, you neednt worry about mud. just about "restocking" worms after a while.

best of luck