tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986907462248103746.post1487706953275313430..comments2009-02-21T08:41:57.597+11:00Comments on The Changing of my Ways: I have wormschangingwayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11433803906313172301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986907462248103746.post-45121434283713453902009-01-18T11:16:00.000+11:002009-01-18T11:16:00.000+11:00Thank you so much, that helped heaps. With the gu...Thank you so much, that helped heaps. With the guinea pigs eating the majority of kitchen scraps its great to know what else I can give the worms.changingwayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433803906313172301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986907462248103746.post-6277577695365745582009-01-18T11:02:00.000+11:002009-01-18T11:02:00.000+11:00? I can feed citrus as long as I add some lime?The...? I can feed citrus as long as I add some lime?<BR/><BR/>They don't like citrus or onion as it is acidic so if you are going to put some in, only use a little. <BR/><BR/>If it you do accidently put too much in you can add some lime to help balance things out. <BR/><BR/>? What about this - the guinea pigs eat corn cobs, which I buy when they are cheap, or the fruit shop has old ones, can I then give the empty cob to the worms, would they eat that.<BR/><BR/>You can throw in any kitchen scraps, but being so thick I'd imagine that it would take quite a while for them to eat it. <BR/><BR/>? Also the guinea pigs make their bedding out of Lucerne hay and shredded paper, which I clean out each week. Can I put that in the worm farm?? The instructions mention no cat or dog poo, so does that mean no guinea pig poo too.. It seems like such a waste to throw the hay and paper away each week.<BR/><BR/>You can't use any manure from animals that have been treated with worm treatments. Other than that I can't find any reason why you can't use guinea pig bedding/poo etc. I'd be wondering if your worms would eat through it quickly enough though until their population is bigger. <BR/><BR/><BR/>? So far I've read conflicting reports on if I can feed them meat? If I can feed them egg shells?<BR/><BR/>No meat. It will smell and attract vermin/dogs/cats etc and you could end up with maggots in your worm farm instead of worms. <BR/><BR/>You can feed them eggshells - apparently they really like them, but crunch them up into small pieces. <BR/><BR/>? So basically they live on kitchen scraps, not grass clippings? Moist paper? <BR/><BR/>Kitchen scraps, moist paper, moist cardboard, vaccum cleaner dust, hair clippings/pet hair, coffee grounds and filters, tea leaves/bags.<BR/><BR/>Grass clippings can only go in if they have not had any chemicals on your lawn or you'll potentially harm your worms. And again, it's a quantity thing. There's a lot of difference between the nightly kitchen scraps and a few catcher loads of grass. <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps some - I'm hoping we'll have a worm farm this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com