Fishing worms

[Lakelover]

I have had my night crawlers bedded in peat moss for a week and I checked them a week later and alot of them are motion less at the surface with alot of the peat moss stuck to them. I touch them and they move, but they don't seem to move lively. I also keep some corn meal on the top of the moss for them to eat. I am just wondering if I'm doing something wrond and or advise for a better habitat. also I dampened the moss a little bit.

I have been keeping about a dozen night crawlers in my refrigerator for about 5 weeks or so and I stumbled upon something that they seem to like. They didn't seem to be doing too well after 2 or three weeks so I added some wood chips to the container. I have a big pile of chips in my back yard where I cut up a bunch of limbs that came down during the ice storm back in Feb. Since I added the wood chips they seem to be fat and perky. The chips seem to disappear after a while too so maybe they are eating them. I didn't think that nightcrawlers could eat wood but whatever it is they seem to like it. Also, don't put too much water on them. Just a slight sprinkle now and then. You don't want them to dry out either. Your refrigerator will dry them out after a while. I really haven't had much luck keeping them in the past for any length of time so maybe I am on to something

[riverrat12]

Add a small amount of coffee grounds, they like them as well, just not to much or they will break easy...