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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 168898" data-attributes="member: 562">Some garages dont need a fridge, I know mine doesnt, keep them on the cement so they stay cool. Major issue with keeping crawlers is going through them to make sure they arent injured, a couple dead ones will kill them all in a week or two if left in the soil. After a few days, if they havent firmed back up and are limp or stretched out a lot when you handle them, they most likely have internal injuries that will kill them eventually. Feed them to the birds... Once you know they are healthy they are relatively low maintenance. They make feed you can buy at walmart I think, but you can also just give them chicken scratch/crumbles. I actually had a few places in town that I would feed the crawlers using chicken scratch and a hand held crank spreader occasonally. IMO it will increase size and population density if done fairly consistently for a couple years. Dont use feed with antibiotics built in if you do this tho.Dont mix the feed into the bedding, this will kill them, make a couple small piles on the surface, they will find it and come there to feed. If its been there a while and has mold or starts to look slimy remove it and the bedding directly below it about an inch and replace. They should eat whatever you give them within a few days. Its better to under feed them than over feed them. When you put the feed down, spray it slightly with distilled water, its easier for them to eat when slightly moist.Make sure you use worm bedding or shredded newspaper or cardboard. If you have a decent cross cut paper shredder you can make your own. If you make your own I would soak it for a day or so in water and then wring it out by hand, this will get some of the dyes out of the paper and also dissolve/remove some of the binders used in the cardboard. Also dont use chlorinated water if possible, river water works great or you can use declorinator from a pet store.Gimme some positive feedback or at least a thumbs up for edumicating your lazy asses!</blockquote>

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