What species are they, Eisenia fetida or Perionyx excavatus? Because in the paper company sent, it's said that they won't survive under 55F.
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I keep mine in a cardboard box, lined with a plastic bag, in the water heater closet--with a soil thermometer in the bedding so I can be sure their temps are in the good zone.
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no where in any paperwork that we got did it specify the species. sorry I cannot help more.
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Red wrigglers are known as Eisenia Fetida not 100% sure for these ones . As far as I know you can't have them too cold .
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The batteries in mine lasted three months. I have not had them through zero temperatures and hope we won't get them this year! You need to empty the box EVERY time there is a kill...otherwise you will get maggots. I left mine just one day and had a mess on my hands.
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I get a kick out of reading these comments. Two completely different answers. What help is this to the person who asked the question ? Who are they to believe. This happens all over Amazon.
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They only work for me when it's over 90 degrees. Last summer we only had 4 or 5 days over 90 and I killed more with my fly swatter than they caught. When its hot, they fill up fast. Make sure to hang in the sun.
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The globe acts as an insulator. The steinernema glaseri specie of nematodes will withstand high temperatures for several days of shipping but should be refrigerated upon receipt, keep refrigerated until used. The cold keeps the nematodes inactive, so they last longer in storage.
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Weather is usually at fault when Phoenix Worms arrive in poor condition. When your temps are below 45° or above 85°, we offer 100% live delivery guarantee if we can ship these to your local post office, no matter how hot or cold it is. Just put the words "Hold for Pickup" in one of your shipping address fields or contact us shortly after ordering (we ship fast!), and we will take care of the rest.
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I lived in Las Vegas and I could never keep them on the pool long enough to test that theory. Since the outer ring is filled with air, it caught any breeze that came along and left the pool. I found them on the fence, in the neighbors yard, or all piled on one side of the pool. I tried EVERYTHING to keep them on, tied on water bottles to each disk, threw a fishnet over the whole thing and weighted it down. No luck =(
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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. ;-)
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At least you got something to hatch. I was unable to hatch anything. I think the eggs are not viable any more. In my experience triops are hardier than daphnia so that's probably the reason you got at least a few of those to hatch.
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I am a novice but it makes perfect sense to me that pulp from veggies or fruit would be ambrosia to the little crawlers. I know I was picking up some debris courtesy of the kids at the bus stop and there was a strawberry milk shake that the earth worms were feasting on and they were fat and sassy......
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No, please don't they'll die. As far as I know some butterflies migrate (Monarchs) some die off and some go through an egg phase but actually living outside in the cold, I don't think so. I'm planning to buy 2 smaller ones because they're on sale and send the vouchers in around springtime. Hope that helps.
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By all means yes... just give them the right environment. Avoid the anaerobic/stinky/mushy environment and they'll produce. I purchased a second worm farm and scooped some from the first and that one is fully populated.
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Well, a lot of them. i had mine go out (as ecotemp said) and i don't think it got below 38f. if you do have a problem with yours im sure they will say it's because you let it freeze. thats what all their complaints are about it seems. and their customer service is non existent, they just said it was all my fault then (get this) he hung up on me. i never raised my voice (but he did) i tried to call back and they would not pick up my call. i will never even think about using them again. good luck!
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Worms need bedding (newspapers, cardboard, coconut coir, peat moss, ect) for the majority of their habitat. Kitchen scraps exclusively would be too hot. I live in TX and my worms do fine in the heat, just keep them moist (wrung out sponge).
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That's what I worried about too! I don't know what to tell you, other than ours were dead. They were really nice worms too. Fat, long & shiny. I was home when they got delivered.
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The ladybug's purchased from this vendor did not stay in my yard after they devoured the aphids. I don't know how to make a home for them as the other respondent states he did, however, you should find some information about that on the internet.
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Hi there, Linda. Please email us at info@critterzoneusa.com and we will help you out with that right away. Thanks!