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walleyevision

08/13/2018 01:39PM

So I'm thinking of buying 250 crawlers from Fleet Farm for $39. It's a really good deal when you break it down, I just don't know how to haul that many in, and what to keep them in once we make camp. Any suggestions?

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wb4syth

08/13/2018 02:48PM

I use a Frabill Crawler Cabin (but I think half a flat is too many worms for even the large one). If you use this, make sure you soak it for at least several hours before loading it up. I also use a layer of moss in the bottom, from my back yard. And I use bedding instead of the dirt they come in.
Just make sure you keep it in the shade while at camp. I also bring a small towel that I keep wet and covering the box.
I've had them last at least 5 days this way.

"I'm not superstitious. I'm a little stitious" - Michael Scott

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jdevries

08/13/2018 03:59PM

I've never tried it but I wrote it down when I read it - use instant cold packs, commonly found in first aid kits, to keep them cool.

JD

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thebotanyguy

08/13/2018 04:12PM

Out of curiosity, how are they packed when you purchase them?

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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walleyevision

08/13/2018 05:23PM

On the fleet farm website, it shows them in a "breathable" plastic bag.

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Zwater

08/13/2018 06:56PM

Also, put in some used coffee grounds. Keeps soil moist and provides food. I mix the used grounds in an old leaf pile in my back woods. Nightcrawlers love it. Easy pickin.
Learned that from my Dad.

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