CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How deep in the soil do earthworms usually grow?

1. Is the soil depth of 5-8cm suitable for earthworms to survive?

No problem, it is suitable. Earthworms live in dark, moist, well-ventilated soil rich in organic matter. If the soil conditions are good, earthworms generally live in the surface soil 5 to 30 cm deep. If the climate is dry or the temperature is low in winter, earthworms can burrow into the soil up to 2 meters deep. Therefore, 5 to 8 cm of soil is suitable for earthworms to survive.

2. What are the characteristics of the earthworm’s living environment?

Earthworms like to live in a moist and dark environment, generally in loose, organic-rich soil 10 to 30 cm deep.

The suitable temperature for its activity is between 5 and 30 degrees. It will enter a dormant state when it is between 0 and 5 degrees, and will die below 0 degrees.

It breathes through its skin, so the earthworm's body must be kept moist. It breathes by relying on oxygen diffused into the soil from the atmosphere. The better the soil's air permeability, the more vigorous its metabolism.

3.Where do earthworms grow?

Earthworms like to live in moist, loose soil rich in organic matter, especially in fertile gardens, vegetable gardens, farmland, ditches, rivers, ponds, channels, as well as sewers near canteens, garbage dumps, under water tanks, etc.

Earthworms are nocturnal animals. They hibernate in soil caves during the day and go out at night. They go out from 8 pm to 4 am in summer and autumn. They feed and mate in the dark.

Earthworms are omnivorous animals. They eat everything except glass, plastic and rubber, such as humus, animal feces, soil bacteria, fungi, and the decomposition products of these substances. Earthworms have a keen sense of taste and like sweet and sour food. They are particularly greedy for animal food and eat an amount equivalent to their own weight every day.

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The activity temperature of earthworms is 5-30℃, they enter dormancy at 0-5℃, and die below 0℃. The optimum temperature is around 20-27℃, which is also the optimum temperature for earthworm cocoons and eggs. They stop growing above 32℃ and die above 40℃.

4. What are the characteristics and living features of earthworms?

Earthworms like to live in dark, moist soil, usually in loose soil 10-30 cm deep. Earthworms are usually gray or brown, and are terrestrial invertebrates of the class Oligochaeta of the phylum Annelida. They have segmented but undivided bodies, are hermaphrodites, and have 1-2 pairs of gonads. They like to feed on rotten plants or other organic matter.

5. What kind of soil do earthworms usually use?

1. Ground breeding, feces do not need to be fermented. The breeding method is to take 5 cm thick garden soil, cow dung cannot exceed 5 cm, 70% cow dung and 30% pig or chicken dung, and cannot exceed 2 cm. Density 1 square meter, 1 kg of earthworms. 2. Three-dimensional box breeding, no soil is needed, and feces must be fermented. The method is 100% cow dung, 50% cow dung, 50% straw, 70% cow dung, 30% pig or chicken dung, density 1 square meter, 25 cm, 5 kg of earthworms. Because earthworms have very high requirements for the environment, if the temperature is lower than 5℃ or higher than 32℃, earthworms will enter a dormant state, and if the temperature is lower than 0℃ or higher than 40℃, earthworms cannot survive. In addition, earthworms have a relatively large appetite.

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6. What is the soil depth where earthworms are located?

Earthworms are nocturnal segmented animals that like warmth, moisture, and quietness, and are afraid of light, salt, and the taste of tannin.

During the day it lives in moist, well-aerated soil.

The habitat depth is generally 10 to 20 cm, and it comes out at night to forage for food.

It feeds on rotten fallen leaves, dead grass, vegetable scraps, crop straw, poultry and livestock manure, melon and fruit peels, waste from paper mills, breweries or flour mills, and domestic garbage from residential areas.

It particularly likes to eat sweet food, such as rotten fruits, and also likes sour food, but does not like bitter food or food with tannin taste. Salt is toxic to it.

Earthworms are aerobic lower animals.

It is very sensitive to the surrounding environment and is suitable for living in loose soil with a temperature of 15 to 25 degrees, a humidity of 60% to 70%, and a pH value of 6.5 to 7.5. If the conditions are not suitable, it will crawl out and escape.

7. How many meters underground are earthworms?

The deepest earthworm is usually about 1m underground.