Preparing the Perfect Bedding for New Worms

I did a thing.... I got new worms from a big box store, follow along while I set them up new homes and see exactly what kind of species the other is =) 🌱 Join the Glacier Wigglers movement — where composting meets comedy and every worm has a voice! Subscribe for more eco‑education, witty wisdom, and cinematic soil adventures. Chapters: 00:00 – Petco Worm Run & Species Mystery Talking about the trip to Petco, finding red wigglers and nightcrawlers, and wondering if the nightcrawlers are Canadians or Euros. 00:32 – Discounted Worms & Aging Stock Explaining how Petco marks down older worms and why some containers were discounted. 01:05 – Starting the New Red Wiggler Colony Setting up the new bin, adding food, and beginning a pure red‑wiggler-only colony. 01:42 – Grandpa Bin Surprise: Wormlings Everywhere Discovering how many wormlings and cocoons were in the forgotten bin and moving them to finish food. 02:20 – Counting the Petco Wigglers Opening containers, estimating 45–55 worms per cup, and counting the first batch. 03:00 – Warming Up Refrigerated Worms Letting cold worms warm naturally to avoid temperature shock before rehydration. 03:35 – Rehydrating Bedding & Mixing Microbes Adding moisture, mixing bedding, and keeping original microbes so the worms feel at home. 04:20 – Overflow Cup: Too Many Worms! Finding a container with far more than 55 worms and adjusting the process. 04:55 – Moisture Level Demo for Breeding Showing the perfect moisture level—forms a ball but breaks apart easily. 05:40 – Setting Up the Breeder Bin Explaining why breeder bins should be wetter and separate from the main bin. 06:25 – Feeding Worm Chow & Food Strategy Adding worm chow to one side and explaining how it helps juveniles access food. 07:05 – Population Planning & Self‑Regulation Discussing worm self-regulation, bin size, and expected cocoon output. 07:55 – Finalizing the Red Wiggler Breeding Bin Letting worms burrow down and settle into their new environment. 08:35 – Nightcrawler Setup & Bedding Depth Preparing temporary bedding for nightcrawlers and noting they need deeper substrate. 09:15 – Checking Nightcrawler Health Observing movement, identifying lethargic worms, and removing any that didn’t survive. 09:55 – Letting Nightcrawlers Settle In Covering them and giving them time to recover from refrigeration. 10:25 – End‑of‑Night Wrap‑Up Confirming all bins are updated, bedding needs noted, and calling it a night.