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That’s what I do. Bread and yogurt. When there are a ton of them throughout the soil and they are trying to climb out of the container it’s time to change the soil. I tried at first to keep them in a cooler place but found out it really doesn’t have to be so cool. I keep my house between 69 and 74 F and they do just as well.
 
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That’s what I do. Bread and yogurt. When there are a ton of them throughout the soil and they are trying to climb out of the container it’s time to change the soil. I tried at first to keep them in a cooler place but found out it really doesn’t have to be so cool. I keep my house between 69 and 74 F and they do just as well.
How do you go about changing the soil?
I have yet to change mine
 

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Another thing I do is rinse off the worms in a strainer before feeding them to the fish. I’m probably paranoid but I worry about any soil residue getting into the tank. That potting soil has all kinds of chemicals in it.
 

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Makes sense! Was thinking there was a way to save all the worms but I guess not.
It’s like throwing out chaeto. Seems wrong but what can you do? I’ve gifted all the worms I can and most people don’t want chaeto from someone’s tank they don’t know.
 

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There are so many worms my fish could never eat them all (they’d like to try though) that I just take out 1/2 of the soil and throw it out. Them replace that 1/2 with fresh soil.
If you make your own frozen you could mix the extra into that like LRS does with black worms.
 

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