AJK Aquaria
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Good morning
My experience with red wriggler worms has been poor. When I was a kid and keeping locally caught herps, these worms were not preferred. Garter and Brown/DeKay's snakes found them distasteful, and would immediately drop them and rub their mouth on the substrate after grabbing one. Even toads disliked them. My aquatic turtles would still eat them, but other foods were taken with much more enthusiasm. I've avoided these as feeders for years. I believe the creamy, yellow secretions they produce when chomped make them taste bad for herps.
I've read they're an option for box turtles(and other species), here on the forum and elsewhere. But I've also read they should be avoided and considered a possible danger. Just looking for feedback on these worms from the forum.
Thanks
Adam
My experience with red wriggler worms has been poor. When I was a kid and keeping locally caught herps, these worms were not preferred. Garter and Brown/DeKay's snakes found them distasteful, and would immediately drop them and rub their mouth on the substrate after grabbing one. Even toads disliked them. My aquatic turtles would still eat them, but other foods were taken with much more enthusiasm. I've avoided these as feeders for years. I believe the creamy, yellow secretions they produce when chomped make them taste bad for herps.
I've read they're an option for box turtles(and other species), here on the forum and elsewhere. But I've also read they should be avoided and considered a possible danger. Just looking for feedback on these worms from the forum.
Thanks
Adam