Earthworms - Perth/ Australia

[natalie]

Hi guys,

Is there anywhere in Perth that sells earthworms for my axie??

Many thanks!

Nat

 

[anne-marie]

You can get a small worm farm from Bunnings for $20. Its like a cardboard container about the size of a shoebox that you keep in a cool room. Heaps in there.

 

[natalie]

Fantastic!!

Thanks for that Anne-Marie! Never even thought to look at Bunnings.

Do you feed them live to the axie or cut them up first?

I dont think I have the heart to cut up something that's still alive, even if it is just a worm!

 

[anne-marie]

Feed them live, wash them off first. Its usually pretty easy to find a suitably sized worm for the discerning axy mouth. What will happen is when you buy the farm, there will be mostly medium to large ones and after about 8 weeks, the smaller ones start popping up. ANd it doesn't smell either. Dont feed meat or citrus. Or onions. Apparently they like oatmeal, but I personally haven't tried it.

 

[natalie]

Is it just all Bunnings that have em?

Oh hang on, yeah! I remember seeing them one at the Innaloo one! Im there after work!

 

[natasha]

Natalie, I brought one of those worm farms and my axie hates those worms, they are a red colour and apparently taste nasty to an axie.

Morley aquariums use to sell small containers of them for around $3 or $4 but they ran out of stock a while back maybe try calling them see if they have anymore in.

Or maybe your axie will like the ones in the farm.

 

[anne-marie]

Some of my axolotls eat worms, some don't. At present, there are about 3 of mine who will always accept them. I think it just depends on what they are used to eating and how hungry they are at the time. I think though that if you cut an earthworm, it can secrete a unpleasant odour or substance which may put off predators.

 

[natalie]

Hi guys,

Went and bought the farm finally on Saturday. Wish I had have read Natasha's tips there.

But it seems as though my Chuck likes em! He eats the little things like they are spaghetti! Its half funny, half revolting to watch!

Still feeding him the pellets as well, I call them his multi-vitamin!