CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How do new earthworm farmers heat up ordinary rooms?

1. How do new earthworm farmers heat ordinary rooms?

Use a coal stove! Just use pipes to pull the gas out!

2. Is it okay to raise earthworms without heating in winter? Because the scale is small, it is not worth heating.

I can tell you directly that it won’t work without insulation, and it also needs moisturizing. Because in the entire process of raising earthworms, the hatching management of the breeding eggs is the key link. It is directly related to the success of the breeding and the economic benefits. There are many ways to hatch, such as: (1) indoor temperature-controlled incubation (2) constant temperature incubator (3) kerosene lamp heating incubation. We believe that the latter two methods are not as direct as indoor temperature-controlled incubation. Use a coal stove or electric stove for heating. When using a coal stove for heating, be sure to use a pipe to discharge the gas outside the incubator. The temperature in the incubator should be maintained at 28℃~30℃ for a long time, and it cannot fluctuate. The relative humidity should be maintained at 50~60%. The breeding soil cannot be sprayed with water, but can only be replaced. The humidity of the breeding soil should be maintained so that it will fall apart when it is squeezed into a ball by hand. The temperature cannot fluctuate. The replaced breeding soil must be preheated. Please adopt the original poster’s approach.

3. What temperature is suitable for breeding earthworms?

Earthworm breeding technology

1. Breeding form

Earthworms have strong vitality. As long as they are not exposed to the outdoors, wind, rain, or direct sunlight, they can survive. Loose soil and a dark and humid environment can make earthworms grow well. Here are some ways to grow them:

1. Pot culture

You can choose a plastic pot with a smooth inner wall, which is more than 15 cm in height and 45-60 cm in diameter, and can be directly raised with soil built in. Pot breeding is suitable for small-scale breeding, with small investment, easy operation and flexible movement.

2. Tank culture

Choose a clay pot with a smooth inner wall, the height of the pot should not exceed 1 meter, and half or part of it should be buried underground. The breeding soil can be placed 40-50 cm thick, the underground temperature and humidity are balanced and stable, the earthworms grow well, have a long life, and have good output quality.

3. Pond culture

Flat pool culture is the predecessor of three-dimensional greenhouse culture pool. Use bricks to build a square or rectangular pool with a height of 40-50 cm on the indoor cement floor, leaving a 1-meter walkway, build pools on both sides or build the entire room with pools, and lay wooden boards on top for walking and operation. When painting the upper edge of the inner wall of the pool, use cement slurry to stick 6-8 cm glass strips (thick film can be used instead if there is no glass strip) to prevent earthworms from rolling over. This method of cultivating earthworms grows well, is easy to manage and requires little investment.

4. Three-dimensional feeding

What we advocate now is the more advanced greenhouse three-dimensional breeding model. The requirements for building a three-dimensional breeding pool are that the house should not leak, the surrounding walls should be intact, and a flat roof house is fine. Leave doors and windows around the house, and use vertical bricks to build a partition wall, with a gap of 5-10 cm from the original wall. When building the partition wall, use top bricks to support the original old wall at intervals. In order to prevent the partition wall from collapsing, the function of the partition wall is to keep warm and moisturize, which is of great significance for breeding earthworms. After the partition wall is built, leave a walkway of 0.95-1 meter according to the remaining area in the house, design the size of the breeding earthworm board, the thickness of the breeding earthworm board is 3-3.5 cm, and after the size is determined, it is poured with reinforced concrete. After the earthworm board is poured and maintained, the three-dimensional earthworm pool can be built. There are 3 vertical bricks per layer (about 40 cm high). After one layer is built, the inner wall is painted and another layer of earthworm board is laid. It can be built 6-7 layers, and the top is capped. Leave a 19-20 cm operating window on one side of the walkway of the earthworm room, and stick a hard plastic paper about 4 cm extending into the earthworm pool on the upper edge of the operating window to prevent earthworms from running away. After the earthworm room is built, paint the surrounding inner walls and fill in the gaps to prevent rats and ants from entering. 5. Heating breeding Heating breeding is particularly important in the process of artificially raising earthworms. Heating the breeding pond can shorten the growth cycle by one third. Although heating increases some costs, the benefits generated are insignificant in comparison. The heating method can also be adopted according to local conditions.

4. Will the coal stove used to heat the earthworm eggs affect the earthworms?

It is OK to burn coal to increase the temperature, but you must use a stove with an iron pipe, which can play a heating role and most importantly, can discharge coal gas, also known as carbon monoxide, out of the breeding room.

The wood ash component in the soil for earthworms is carbon. Carbon can absorb carbon monoxide. The principle is similar to that of a gas mask, so the presence of gas in the breeding room will not affect the earthworms.

However, if people smell gas in the breeding room, they need to ventilate the room, otherwise they will be poisoned by carbon monoxide. If you feel dizzy in the breeding room, you need to leave the breeding room immediately and go out for some fresh air!

We hope our answers can help you.

Jiangsu Alliance Earthworm Breeding Base

5. Will earthworms freeze to death if they are not heated in winter?

There are deaths. If there are many square meters, it is best to heat it, but if there are few, don't heat it.

6. How to cultivate earthworms in a constant temperature and three-dimensional manner

Yifuyuan earthworm breeding technology

1. Breeding form

Earthworms have strong vitality. As long as they are not exposed to the outdoors, wind, rain, or direct sunlight, they can survive. Loose soil and a dark and humid environment can make earthworms grow well. Here are some ways to grow them:

1. Pot culture

You can choose a plastic pot with a smooth inner wall, which is more than 15 cm in height and 45-60 cm in diameter, and can be directly raised with soil built in. Pot breeding is suitable for small-scale breeding, with small investment, easy operation and flexible movement.

2. Tank culture

Choose a clay pot with a smooth inner wall, the height of the pot should not exceed 1 meter, and half or part of it should be buried underground. The breeding soil can be placed 40-50 cm thick, the underground temperature and humidity are balanced and stable, the earthworms grow well, have a long life, and have good output quality.

3. Pond culture

Flat pool culture is the predecessor of three-dimensional greenhouse culture pool. Use bricks to build a square or rectangular pool with a height of 40-50 cm on the indoor cement floor, leaving a 1-meter walkway, build pools on both sides or build the entire room with pools, and lay wooden boards on top for walking and operation. When painting the upper edge of the inner wall of the pool, use cement slurry to stick 6-8 cm glass strips (thick film can be used instead if there is no glass strip) to prevent earthworms from rolling over. This method of cultivating earthworms grows well, is easy to manage and requires little investment.

4. Three-dimensional feeding

What we advocate now is the more advanced greenhouse three-dimensional breeding model. The requirements for building a three-dimensional breeding pool are that the house should not leak, the surrounding walls should be intact, and a flat roof house is fine. Leave doors and windows around the house, and use vertical bricks to build a partition wall, with a gap of 5-10 cm from the original wall. When building the partition wall, use top bricks to support the original old wall at intervals. In order to prevent the partition wall from collapsing, the function of the partition wall is to keep warm and moisturize, which is of great significance for breeding earthworms. After the partition wall is built, leave a walkway of 0.95-1 meter according to the remaining area in the house, design the size of the breeding earthworm board, the thickness of the breeding earthworm board is 3-3.5 cm, and after the size is determined, it is poured with reinforced concrete. After the earthworm board is poured and maintained, the three-dimensional earthworm pool can be built. There are 3 vertical bricks per layer (about 40 cm high). After one layer is built, the inner wall is painted and another layer of earthworm board is laid. It can be built 6-7 layers, and the top is capped. Leave a 19-20 cm operating window on one side of the walkway of the earthworm room, and stick a hard plastic paper about 4 cm extending into the earthworm pool on the upper edge of the operating window to prevent earthworms from running away. After the earthworm room is built, paint the surrounding inner walls and fill in the gaps to prevent rats and ants from entering. 5. Heating breeding Heating breeding is particularly important in the process of artificially raising earthworms. Heating the breeding pond can shorten the growth cycle by one third. Although heating increases some costs, the benefits generated are insignificant in comparison. The heating method can also be adopted according to local conditions.

2. Tools, Feed, and Soil

1. Breeding tools

Long-legged basin - used for soaking feed and holding breeding soil when screening insects and eggs. Round-legged basin - used for holding breeding soil, insects, egg masses, and holding feed when feeding. 2-mesh (1 cm) sieve - used for screening adult insects. 6-mesh (4 mm) sieve - used for screening larvae and egg masses. Window screen sieve - used for screening mites. Long scraper - used for scraping pit soil, 25-80 cm long and 8-10 cm wide. Two-phase running lamp - used for mobile lighting in the pit room. Thermometer - placed in the pit room for a long time to measure the temperature. Scraper - used to scrape out pit soil and insects from the deep pit. Crusher - used for crushing feed and breeding soil in large farms. Dustpan - used for moving soil, dustpan, empty shells, etc.

2. Feed

Earthworms have a wide range of food. Wheat bran, rice bran, vegetable leaves, roots, stems, flowers, beans, leaves of melons, etc. are all good feeds for earthworms. We generally use wheat bran, vegetable leaves, melons and other easy-to-obtain and cheap feeds. Green vegetable feeds should avoid pesticide pollution. In the process of feeding green feeds, grasp the season and use specific green feeds according to the time period. Green vegetables November to May Mulberry leaves May to November Lettuce leaves April to May, October to April Cucumber May to September Pumpkin July to December

3. Feeding soil

Earthworms can adapt to all kinds of soil and minerals. After artificial breeding, feeding soil is specially prepared for them for management. Feeding soil generally uses garden soil, mountain mud, leaf humus soil, etc. First use a 6-mesh sieve to sift out large soil blocks, leaves and other impurities. It can also be crushed and then sieved. Mix 30%-50% of plant ash into the fine soil. Feeding soil requires a certain humidity. General soil is sticky. When mixing feeding soil, water cannot be sprayed directly on the soil. Instead, water should be sprayed on plant ash or sawdust before mixing into the soil. Pig manure, cow manure, coal slag, etc. can also be mixed in. Note that pig manure and cow manure should be fermented before use. Pure soil can also be used to feed earthworms. Its disadvantage is that the humidity is difficult to control and the earthworms do not go deep into the soil. In short, the preparation of feeding soil should be loose, breathable, and non-fermented as the standard to meet the growth needs of earthworms.

3. Seed retention and hatching management of earthworms

The breeding industry involves the issue of seed selection and seed preservation. The main methods of breeding and seed preservation of earthworms are as follows:

1. Hatching block propagation method: This propagation method is widely used. The hatching blocks are small and light in weight, have a large propagation coefficient and are easy to transport.

2. Larvae introduction and breeding method: This introduction method is more practical, as the larvae are small and easy to carry.

3. Adult introduction breeding method: This method of introduction is more economical. The introduced species can lay eggs and the eggs are kept by the owner. The adults can be sold after being scalded to death to recoup part of the cost, but it is more difficult to transport.

We usually talk about egg masses for seed preservation. First of all, we need to see whether the eggs and worms are strong. It is not acceptable if the mother worms are uneven or die too much. For seed preservation, we usually select the second or third batch of seed eggs. Such egg masses are neat in shape, strong in physique, and easy to hatch and manage. In the whole process of raising earthworms, the hatching and management of seed eggs is a key link. It is directly related to the success of raising and the economic benefits. There are many ways to hatch, such as: (1) indoor temperature-controlled hatching (2) constant temperature incubator (3) kerosene lamp heating hatching. We believe that the latter two methods are not as direct as indoor temperature-controlled hatching. Place the egg mass in a plastic basin with a smooth inner wall. A 50 cm diameter plastic basin can hold 4-5 kg ​​of seed eggs and mix in two-thirds of the seed egg body with breeding soil. The humidity of the breeding soil is maintained at about 35%-40% (it will form a ball when grasped by hand and will break into pieces when hit). After 3-5 days, the breeding soil will gradually dry. At this time, you cannot spray water to humidify it, but you should sift out the dry breeding soil and mix in new preheated breeding soil. During the incubation period, the temperature should always be maintained at 25-30℃, with 28℃ being the best. Turn the eggs by hand 1-2 times a day to increase the freshness of the air in the breeding soil. Be gentle when turning them to avoid damaging the egg mass. After 30 days of incubation, some larvae begin to break out of their shells, and we will see tens of thousands of larvae at this time. Sift once every two days and raise the larvae in proportion. When sifting the small insects, we must be gentle to avoid damaging the larvae. After a large number of insects emerge, some of the empty shells of the insects are mixed in. When the empty shells make a loud sound during the sifting process, you can use a dustpan to sift the empty shells.