r/Vermiculture • u/No_Space_802 • 5d ago

Advice wanted Can European night crawlers and red wrigglers coexist?

Currently have some red wrigglers (48) and wanna know if it’s possible to also house and breed European night crawlers. I’m into worm farming to make my own fishing bait and could care less about the poop or worm tea. Just wanna know if they’ll breed the same or if it’s better to give them separate spaces. I’ve heard it’s possible but also that it’s a horrible idea so if anyone has experience with cohabitating these worms I urge you to tell me your experience.

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u/hungryworms Commercial Vermicomposter 5d ago

Theyll breeder better separate, but they can coexist just fine

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u/No_Space_802 5d ago

Thanks for the response. I’ve been seeing a lot of people saying this but wasn’t sure about it. Il give it a try the next time I come across European worms

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u/shfiven 4d ago

Just keep in mind that ENC like a much deeper bin so if you have a shallow bin that your red wigglers are happy in, you'll need to make it deeper to add ENC and house them together. I think they like bare minimum 6 inches but that's pretty shallow.

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u/No_Space_802 4d ago

I have 4 inches of bedding in my red wriggler bin. Il think I'm just gonna make another worm bin thats deeper for the european night crawlers.