"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself."
D. H. Lawrence
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"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself."
D. H. Lawrence
Millie is doing FANTASTIC!!! i was worried about taking on a "special needs" turtle, but I need NOT have worried at all!
Millie eats anything and everything I offer her (her foster mom told me Millie eats well, and boy, was she was right!). Millie gobbled up the Hikari Sinking Carnivore pellets from the very first day I brought her home. When I dropped some of the Mazuri floating turtle pellets in, she didn't even wait for them to soften up at all, but grabbed a pellet, chomped down, and shattered with with an audible CRA-ACK !!
I had been told that Millie especially enjoys LIVE food, so i dug up an earthworm and dropped it in her tank. I figured she'd eat it but I was unprepared for the EPIC BATTLE and the WORM CARNAGE that ensued!!! The worm was a huge one from my back garden: easily 4 inches long and robust. Millie is 2 and 1/2 inches long. As soon as I dropped the worm in, Millie took about 1.5 seconds to size up her victim, and then she lunged and chomped down on it! The worm immediately reared itself up and wrapped around her head (this thing is twice as long as she is, if you recall) and she RAN BACKWARDS IN REVERSE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE TANK, dragging the thrashing earthworm with her!!! The worm put up an amazing fight, but Millie NEVER released her grip, shook her head from side to side and pawed at it with her only front foot until she managed to bite it entirely in half. The halves continued to writhe and squirm, but it didn't bother her at all! She had quite a feast!!! I got photos of the battle, but I apologize for the darkness of it all-
Millie may be small, she may be immature, and she may have only 3 feet, but don't try to tell her she's handicapped: she won't know what you're talking about!!!
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That's awesome Moozillion! I am gonna have to try that! Pretty much they just climb up through the bottom and go eat the veggies? So cool[emoji3526]I gotta say, I am VERY pleased with how my worm bin has worked out!
All I did was cut the bottom out of a decent sized plastic tub (with its lid), set it in a back spot in my garden, and put mulch around the edges.
That is now the designated spot for all our raw veggie scraps! The veggies rot down to yummy goo for the worms in the dirt, and the lid keeps humidity in so things stay good and wet in there. Sometimes when the weather has been really dry for a while, I'll water around it really well to keep the dirt good and damp. The worms are well fed at all times and reproduce like crazy!!!
Now I can go out any time, scrape back the mulch, spade up some dirt and VOILA: a big fat worm!!! Typically on the first try, otherwise always on the second try.
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And Millie has a feast!!!
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Oh so cool! Definitely going to try this next spring! Thank you for explaining how to make it for me [emoji3526] I read it all to the hubby and he likes the idea toYep: I actually cut 4 BIG squares out of the bottom of the tub- MOST of the bottom. I left the sides that curl under intact and also felt that cutting big squares would leave a bit more structural integrity so the whole thing wouldn't collapse.
Before I set it in the garden, i scraped away the mulch and pulled out any weeds because worms eat decaying stuff, and I wanted minimal live plants. Then I roughed the dirt a bit and nestled the tub in but only about a a half inch.
The rotting goo from the veggies just seeps directly into the dirt so the worms have a buffet delivered directly to them!
The only time I open the tub is to add more veggie scraps. The worms are in the dirt all around it.
Down here in Louisiana it works great about 9 months out of the year. But it seems like it should work at least all summer in your climate...
Anyway, it saves having to go digging for worms all through the garden!
Good luck!
Thank you! I'm going to hop on my computer so I can see the pictures. My phone didn't load them .thank you MoozillionI FORGOT TO MENTION that in making my worm bin, I also drilled HOLES around the top of the sides for ventilation !!!
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This is the underside, and I've scraped away some of the veggie gunk to give you an idea of the size of the holes I cut and what i left on the sides to keep the structure of the tub intact. I hope this helps!
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Glad to help out!Thank you! I'm going to hop on my computer so I can see the pictures. My phone didn't load them .thank you Moozillion
Aw! So glad to see shes doing good!! Thanks again. You are doing a great job, i love the setup, I can tell you are gonna be the best mommy for her!Millie is doing FANTASTIC!!! i was worried about taking on a "special needs" turtle, but I need NOT have worried at all!
Millie eats anything and everything I offer her (her foster mom told me Millie eats well, and boy, was she was right!). Millie gobbled up the Hikari Sinking Carnivore pellets from the very first day I brought her home. When I dropped some of the Mazuri floating turtle pellets in, she didn't even wait for them to soften up at all, but grabbed a pellet, chomped down, and shattered with with an audible CRA-ACK !!
I had been told that Millie especially enjoys LIVE food, so i dug up an earthworm and dropped it in her tank. I figured she'd eat it but I was unprepared for the EPIC BATTLE and the WORM CARNAGE that ensued!!! The worm was a huge one from my back garden: easily 4 inches long and robust. Millie is 2 and 1/2 inches long. As soon as I dropped the worm in, Millie took about 1.5 seconds to size up her victim, and then she lunged and chomped down on it! The worm immediately reared itself up and wrapped around her head (this thing is twice as long as she is, if you recall) and she RAN BACKWARDS IN REVERSE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE TANK, dragging the thrashing earthworm with her!!! The worm put up an amazing fight, but Millie NEVER released her grip, shook her head from side to side and pawed at it with her only front foot until she managed to bite it entirely in half. The halves continued to writhe and squirm, but it didn't bother her at all! She had quite a feast!!! I got photos of the battle, but I apologize for the darkness of it all-
Millie may be small, she may be immature, and she may have only 3 feet, but don't try to tell her she's handicapped: she won't know what you're talking about!!!
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SO GREAT to see you on the forum again, Kasey!!!Aw! So glad to see shes doing good!! Thanks again. You are doing a great job, i love the setup, I can tell you are gonna be the best mommy for her!
Nothing attracts worms more than coffee grounds. Give em a try.I gotta say, I am VERY pleased with how my worm bin has worked out!
All I did was cut the bottom out of a decent sized plastic tub (with its lid), set it in a back spot in my garden, and put mulch around the edges.
That is now the designated spot for all our raw veggie scraps! The veggies rot down to yummy goo for the worms in the dirt, and the lid keeps humidity in so things stay good and wet in there. Sometimes when the weather has been really dry for a while, I'll water around it really well to keep the dirt good and damp. The worms are well fed at all times and reproduce like crazy!!!
Now I can go out any time, scrape back the mulch, spade up some dirt and VOILA: a big fat worm!!! Typically on the first try, otherwise always on the second try.
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And Millie has a feast!!!
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THANKS!!!! Will do!!!!Nothing attracts worms more than coffee grounds. Give em a try.
This is beautiful! A work of art for certain. I would call it "Summer Time in the Garden of Earthly Delights". Wow!I FORGOT TO MENTION that in making my worm bin, I also drilled HOLES around the top of the sides for ventilation !!!
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This is the underside, and I've scraped away some of the veggie gunk to give you an idea of the size of the holes I cut and what i left on the sides to keep the structure of the tub intact. I hope this helps!
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