Why do these worms look toxic?
1333178
Only toxic if fed tomato plants. They shipped me babies far from size shown. Only like 3 grew big enough to eat. Stick with dubia roaches!
1333179
no. these were very healthy looking worms. Sick worms look bad. Worms are simple. If they are healthy they will continue to grow.
141493
hope fully you will find their dead bodies before they begin to stink. they dont leave town when they eat the poisons they get thirsty and die its what they do. look for them u will smell the pee smell very strong afterwards for sure. good luck. oh n if you are local to me in Bonney Lake Wa just call and I will come remove them for ya!;-)
371111
Sorry I won't be of much help but I don't know if there are advantages/disadvantages with the colors. I also don't know about earthworms. I worms we have are the red wrigglers used for composting.
1154643
They are dark. Its more of a dark green actually. In the sunlight everything seems to look toxic green
1911736
I don't believe so as they come with the premixed food already in their container to eat.(I have bought the food also for them and nothing in it with tomato based products) my beardies were fine after eating these worms.Tomatoes are highly toxic to bearded dragons just an fyi. My beardies LOVED these guys and enjoy them as a treat occasionally- much healthier for them to eat also.
2260485
We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-) We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone... » Read More We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-) « Show Less
1196331
Hello! I assume so! They're green and brown! Super for making compost! I would think worms like to eat my greens and grass is just that. Shredded leaves and small cut up things are best! Please read "Worms Eat My Garbage". Happy Farming! Love. Peace. Gratitude. Kindness. Christina
144328
I used it for a month and never saw any live parasites. From what I read taking this herbal mix kills them and then you pass them.
2260488
We had the opposite problem. We ordered our worms in the dead of winter in upstate ny. They were dropped off on our front porch for hours before we noticed them. The package clearly said "perishable" and "live" yet the PO still left them to freeze, which they did. Out of 200 we probably had 50 still alive. If you need them in the summer go to Walmart. But if it is a cooler season for you then these are nice worms that come nicely packaged. Price wise walmart worms are 30 for $3ish. We supplemented ours with a few containers of walmart worms. As far as we know everyone got along. No worm wars. But many babies. ;-)
684372
If they are what I think they are, they are called pot worms. They thrive in low PH and high moisture conditions. They wont hurt anything but they mean that your bin is too wet for the red worms (which are red when born). Add some newspaper, straw, dry leaves or finely ground egg shells (or even a combination of all) then mix in with current bin contents to help dry up excess moisture. Bin bedding should only be as wet as a wrung out sponge. After correcting give it a few days to get back to normal. White worms will dissolve into your compost so no need to remove. Hope this helps. Good luck!
1420537
The bottom of the container they are shipped in is full of food that will last far longer than the worms lifespan. It is a hard mixture that they slowly eat away. I have not seen them finish it by then time I've fed all 15 yet
480915
They breed like cockroaches. If it's one thing they do is breed. Their eggs came on live plants I bought and soon my tropheus cichlid tank was dotted with them. Then they started breeding and clogged the filter valves of my Eheim. To get rid of them I had to purchase assassin snails which slowly ate them for up to six months to control them. Pests I say, don't think they are a cute novelty.
837784
That is not normal. It might be that there was to much moisture in the environment and that a fly got into the package. That food should be thrown away.
773528
I had the same problem with a few of them. At first I figured that the few were just stupid or clumsy. Then I surmised that possibly I wasn't feeding enough or often enough. Whatever..... Check them often and make sure to draw off the liquid in the bottom or the little buggers might drown!
718019
Mine already had larvae in it when delivered. Do yourself a favor and buy this item at Costco or another store..
792112
They look like they are hot dipped.... Zinc is usually shinny .. these are not.
238770
The rodents that did eat this and died smelled like rotten sewage. I don't know if it dries their insides but they smell terrible and they don't die quick enough. The poisoned ones wonder out in broad daylight (not good for my commercial space) but they die hidden in places that are difficult to find them.