u/nightrunner411

Should I be adding ice to my outside bin? Temps are about 97° and I checked soil temp and it was like 88°. The soil is still damp and I still see my large worms alive they just seem extra agitated when I find them. They thrash super hard which normally I can hold them and they just chill. Worried if I add frozen food that it will just cause more heat days later. Should I take whatever food is in there and freeze it before returning it? Pretty sure I know what I will do but just wanted to bounce some ideas around.

I have a rather large euro nightcrawler, it's as thick as my pinky and 6-7 inches long. Is there a way to know how old it is? Obviously I enjoy finding that specific worm when I dig through and check on them. Wondering how old he is to kinda expect how long he has left, I suspect being so large means he has a couple years at least but have no idea.

Started with maybe 15-20 worms in a ten gallon metal pail. Just switch over to a bathtub that I had sitting. So about tripled the amount of soil and transitioned it over. Will this much space be a problem? I counted about 30-50 worms and I used about a lot of coco coir as the bedding this time.

Have started just a couple weeks ago and have been turning the pile around to see how it's doing and found some of my worms have a somewhat silver color on one end. Could try taking a picture but just wondered if anyone had thoughts without the visual aid.