Worms are able to eat up to half their own body weight in waste every day. The process of worm composting is known as vermiculture and the end result is vermicompost. Worms reproduce by secreting pale yellow cocoons containing several eggs. They are hermaphrodites, having both male and female reproductive organs.
Wormery worms are not your common or garden earth worms, they are native manure worms (often called tiger, red or brandling worms.) Don't be tempted to add some earth worms from your garden as they are adapted to living in soil, not the very high nutrient environment of the wormery - It will kill them. Manure worms may be bough from fishing shops as they are also used as bait by fishermen!
Wormery worms are not your common or garden earth worms, they are native manure worms (often called tiger, red or brandling worms.) Don't be tempted to add some earth worms from your garden as they are adapted to living in soil, not the very high nutrient environment of the wormery - It will kill them. Manure worms may be bough from fishing shops as they are also used as bait by fishermen!
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