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<blockquote data-quote="MBullock" data-source="post: 216142" data-attributes="member: 33994"><p>I would advise against true nightcrawlers (lumbricus) as they are much more difficult to breed.</p><p> In fact, the vast majority of lumbricus (especially canadian lumbricus) are wild-caught for this reason. I would advise against canadian nightcrawlers due to parasites, though i dont know if they carry any that harm tarantulas.. </p><p> </p><p> To breed true night crawlers, you'll need heavy clay, they actually make a permanent burrow and remain in it except to breed. when they feed, they stretch their body out and search for dead leaves or grass to pull into their burrows. they cannot be reared like red worms or african nightcrawlers and will promptly die in such conditions.</p><p> </p><p>the red-wiggler worms (Eisenia) and the african nightcrawlers (Eudrilus) require high heat and humidity to thrive, making them perfect additions to compost bins. Choose those instead. the african nightcrawler will actually get just as big- 8 inches. They grow super-duper fast too, as opposed to lumbricus, which only mate during rainstorms and grow much more slowly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MBullock, post: 216142, member: 33994"] I would advise against true nightcrawlers (lumbricus) as they are much more difficult to breed. In fact, the vast majority of lumbricus (especially canadian lumbricus) are wild-caught for this reason. I would advise against canadian nightcrawlers due to parasites, though i dont know if they carry any that harm tarantulas.. To breed true night crawlers, you'll need heavy clay, they actually make a permanent burrow and remain in it except to breed. when they feed, they stretch their body out and search for dead leaves or grass to pull into their burrows. they cannot be reared like red worms or african nightcrawlers and will promptly die in such conditions. the red-wiggler worms (Eisenia) and the african nightcrawlers (Eudrilus) require high heat and humidity to thrive, making them perfect additions to compost bins. Choose those instead. the african nightcrawler will actually get just as big- 8 inches. They grow super-duper fast too, as opposed to lumbricus, which only mate during rainstorms and grow much more slowly. [/QUOTE]
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