Q&A for How to Make a Worm Habitat

You can buy the worms at Walmart or online. The aquarium or container can also be found at Walmart or PetSmart. The food and other stuff they eat you can get at home (banana peels, fruits, vegetables, tea bags, etc.).

Worms are different colors, depending on what you feed them. Some are blue, pink, brown, black, or yellow and this is completely normal. You mostly find brown or pink worms because of the dirt they eat.

Rocks will provide hiding spaces.

Worms aerate the soil by burrowing their tunnels in the dirt. They also make dirt. They do this by eating the dead leaves of plant matter and pooping out great soil for planting.

Earthworms are hermaphrodites: Unlike species that have male and female genders, earthworms are male and female at once. Every worm has both male and female organs and produces sperm and eggs. Under favorable conditions, they can breed at 6 weeks of age. That's one reason why earthworm populations grow rapidly when enough food and water are available to sustain them.

Yes, that should be fine. They all co-exist in nature anyway!

They don't need them.

Actually, they don't eat just fruit or vegetables, they eat other stuff like eggshells, newspaper, dirt, old leaves, grass clippings.

You usually can. But if it is superworms or mealworms with a nightcrawler, I wouldn't recommend it. But if it is a red worm and nightcrawler, it should be fine.

Pick them up very gently and cup them in your hands and place them down gently where you want them to be next.

Yes, several types of insects can get into your bin and cause harm, either by eating the contents or spreading bacteria. Common insects include flies, ants, and cockroaches. Flies, particularly fruit flies, are attracted to food waste and can lay eggs in your bin, leading to larvae. Ants might invade bins in search of food, and cockroaches are attracted to decaying organic matter. These insects can contaminate food or attract other pests. To prevent this, make sure your bin is tightly sealed, clean it regularly, and avoid leaving food scraps exposed.

Worms need more than just soil to thrive. They require a mixture of organic matter, like food scraps or decayed plant material, to feed on. You can create a suitable habitat by adding compost or organic waste to the soil, which provides food and a healthy environment. Keep the environment moist but not too wet, as worms need balanced moisture for optimal health.

Worms are hermaphrodites, or in layman’s terms, they have both male and female reproductive organs.

No, worms do not have the required intelligence to know that you love them.

Anywhere outside that is moist and humid. Some examples are in damp soil or in mud.

Feed the worms fresh produce like lettuce and only replace it when needed.

The will do just fine as long as they are able to breathe. Just prepare it the same way you would with a open terrarium.

Yes it will most likely survive since it has only been slightly hurt.

Depending on your provided environment, the worms should have visible tunnels in your terrarium after a while. Like in nature, the worms are sensitive to light and even motion. If you're careful enough while out at night, you can sneak up on a worm that is extended from its tunnel and is either searching for food or eating.

4-8 years in captivity, a few months in the wild. They can live for a long time, as long as you are feeding them and giving them the necessities.

It depends. Worms that are under 3 cm in length could be a baby but babies are also usually a lot lighter in colour than the rest and the length really depends on the species. Newborn worms are usually either white or very pale pink and very small.