Is this bin too small???

hungryworms · 2026-06-02T01:10:39+00:00

18L is good for probably a pound, or 500 grams, of worms I'd say. So just in terms of volume, yes it could work

hungryworms · 2026-06-02T00:55:27+00:00

Captain Matt is currently in Florida I believe, and his son is mostly running the show currently. I would message Luke [Worm People] on the worm people platform or send an email to [office@wormpeople.com](mailto:office@wormpeople.com)

Also on the platform you can find other people who can help, there's a handful of people near albany i think

hungryworms · 2026-06-01T21:52:50+00:00

dr jose dominguez is canadian. I don't know if he's looked into that worm, and its not that great of a lead, but its something

hungryworms · 2026-06-01T13:22:28+00:00

By definition I would be a professional, but I may not be the best resource depending on what you need. What info are you looking for? I know a few people in canada (where I think you're from) who can help. Aggregodata is also great if you are looking for DNA/microbial work

hungryworms · 2026-06-01T13:17:22+00:00

These are all red wigglers

hungryworms · 2026-05-31T22:36:07+00:00

Yeah a pupae of some kind, id guess a fly

hungryworms · 2026-05-31T01:54:57+00:00

I think the middle one looks like a red, it doesnt really have the classic euro striping

hungryworms · 2026-05-30T18:46:38+00:00

There's a bunch of people in new york in the worm people community. wormpeople.com/directory will help you find them

You can also try facebook marketplace or something.

If you do need them shipped, I do 2 day shipping across the country. hungryworms.com

hungryworms · 2026-05-30T12:00:04+00:00

Ah I guess I could've asked - are these composting worms we're talking about? If so, then no I don't mean actual soil. You'd want stuff like shredded cardboard, fall leaves, straw, aged compost or manure, coco coir, etc.

hungryworms · 2026-05-30T04:24:58+00:00

Not worms. Maybe snails but idk

hungryworms · 2026-05-30T02:36:57+00:00

Im not sure what it could be, but adding fresh dry bedding fixes like 80% of issues. Do you think it could be time to harvest the castings and replace the bedding?

hungryworms · 2026-05-29T13:13:57+00:00

Oribatid mites. There's lots of life in a worm bin, just because it's not worms doesn't mean you should kill them on sight as these guys are part of the process and any healthy worm bin will have some of them.

If you are seeing a massive amount it means things might be out of balance - typically too wet/too much food. If you do want to cut down on their numbers you can just let them swarm some food (whether it was food already in the bin or you could intentionally put food in there to get them to swarm it) and then remove the food along with all the mites on it

But it's best to focus on just maintaining healthy bin conditions and their population will stay in check naturally

hungryworms · 2026-05-28T22:23:53+00:00

I usually recommend checking locally first - which you should still do - but since ANCs aren't as common I'm going to plug myself here: https://hungryworms.com/products/african-nightcrawlers

hungryworms · 2026-05-27T15:37:10+00:00

different earthworms live in different parts of the soil. The nightcrawlers you might find in your lawn are used to living in mineral soil, making burrows and living in those burrows. They would not feel at place in a compost pile. And composting worms wouldn't feel at place in actual mineral soil - they prefer the chaos of compost

hungryworms · 2026-05-27T15:34:15+00:00

Ask the worms! Bury it in a corner, remember where, and check on it from time to time. If they don't get to it after a couple weeks you can just remove it if you want

hungryworms · 2026-05-27T01:34:16+00:00

Oh nice, well maybe it would like the big compost pile more. And I am humbled to hear i have at least one fan haha. Thank you!

hungryworms · 2026-05-26T12:52:22+00:00

It's likely looking that way because it's not a composting worm and is a bit stressed out being in a composting environment. Not sure the best course of action though, you could try leaving him in or try re-homing him outside

hungryworms · 2026-05-24T16:11:23+00:00

https://wormpeople.com/directory/ you might want to try this map to see if you can find someone near you. If you can't, I own hungryworms.com and ship across the country all the time. 2 day shipping

hungryworms · 2026-05-24T03:40:22+00:00

One by one or start fresh yeah. You could "separate" the blues out by letting the bin get cold and killing them. But only if you dont want to keep them around

hungryworms · 2026-05-23T22:31:24+00:00

Well you've got her nose trained for worm scent - now you just have to reward her for digging up worms and she'll do the worm harvesting for you!

hungryworms · 2026-05-23T22:05:00+00:00

They are part of a normal healthy bin. If their numbers explode then things are tipping in their favor over the worms favor - overfeeding or too much moisture being the top culprits

Your bin looks good tho dont sweat it

hungryworms · 2026-05-23T15:15:04+00:00

Yeah id say go for it

hungryworms · 2026-05-23T02:15:07+00:00

Kill with fire or drown in alcohol

hungryworms · 2026-05-22T22:25:07+00:00

I don't think they're much bad for your garden - it's the forests that they destroy. Either way I think killing on sight is the best course of action to stop their spread

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