Important measurements for a European nightcrawlers

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Kyle Bagley asked 5 years ago

Which is more important to consider when using a plastic bin for European nightcrawlers the height or the length or both? What is the proper height and length for a plastic bin to be used with European nightcrawlers?

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wormadmin Staff answered 5 years ago

Hi Kyle

Depth is pretty unimportant to composting worms. As long as they have 4 inches of bedding, they are happy.
As to stocking densities, that’s a lot more of an in depth question.

As a rule of thumb, composting worms will max out at 2 lbs per square foot of SURFACE AREA (multiply inches long x inches wide and divide by 144 to get square feet) – but thats in PERFECT conditions, so I say they will probably max out at 1 to 1.5 lbs/sqft.

Thanks for asking your question

Regards
Brian