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Posted on December 31, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

5 Ways to Make Money Selling Excess Insects in 2018

Over the past few months I have worked hard to see one of my dreams come to fruition. Being someone who has a passion for insects, and exotic insects at that, I have found that there are pockets of experts, groups on social media, different sites that cater to one type of insect, for instance Isopods or Mantids, but there isn’t any one place where breeders, teachers, learners and buyers can meet up, have discussions and trade, buy and sell.

I have had this need to create that place, make it free to use and ensure that it has proper oversight, security and visibility to the hobbyist. My hope is that it will provide a needed platform for the invertebrate world and bring many of the parts together in one place.

People who raise roaches usually also raise other insects, but they have to go to different places to find their interests.

Tonight, two hours before 2018, we are announcing Invertebratenetwork.com. which includes an auction, a directory, a Forum and Bugbuffet.com, which I hope will be the Grubhub of Invertebrates. Bugbuffet is still being honed and the bugs are being worked out but you are free to check it out.

I would love to get your feedback. I envision a platform where small growers, worldwide, can start as a hobbyist and sell their excess on our platform and then scale up with us as they grow. Imagine thousands of small hobby growers listed in Bugbuffet.com and delivering composting worms, feeders, isopods, roaches, arachnids and mantids to their local areas, and also having the ability to sell nationwide via our auction and classified platform at https://invertebrateauction.com.

Please let me know your thoughts. Will you use this free service? Drop me a line here or at our forum at http://www.invertebrateforum.com.

The five ways you can sell your excess insects in 2018 are:

Invertebrate Auction
Invertebrate Classifieds
Bugbuffet.com
Through our Network-Wide Ad System here
By getting a Free Business Link in our Directory here.
Thank you and Happy New Year!!

Ken

Posted on December 31, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Save Your Leopard Gecko – Leopard Gecko Care

Why is it—that the average Leopard Geckos lifespan is 10-20 years in the wild….. and only TWO years and captivity?

People have been extremely misinformed on how to raise Leopard Geckos… it’s become almost ludicrous…
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Posted on December 30, 2017December 30, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Free Composting With Worms Ebook!

Learn the Basics of Composting With Worms.

Use 3 Types of Worms and One Type of Fly Larvae to Compost your Food Scraps and Garbage
Learn how to make your first composting bin for $5.
Compost indoors or outdoors year round.
…and more.

My name is Ken, I own Wormman.com, and I grow and sell bugs. I started my business in 1995 after growing a large amount of red worms to fill my garden with worm castings. I love to garden and I bought some worms out of the back of a classified ad in a magazine. I grew those worms by feeding them our food scraps and the manure from our bunnies. I was soon inundated with worms, so I created more worm bins and expanded my garden. At one point, I had so many worm bins and beds that it was almost uncontrollable. I showed my wife, who does not share my passion for gardening or insects, and she said “you bought worms from a magazine. There has to be more people like you out there. Sell the excess worms.” Genius! Why didn’t I think of that?

The Internet was brand new back then, so I dialed into America Online and found that I could get 5 free websites just for being an AOL member. Those weren’t responsive websites like we have today. In fact, it was a 3 page site. The main page listed what I wanted it to say and the other two pages were for contact info and biographical information. No shopping cart, no Facebook links, no social media at all because it did not exist yet.

The last 22 years have been a roller coaster. I built the business to a million dollars in sales per year, and then crashed it, fought through a cricket virus, a mealworm shortage, 9/11, and my own stupidity. (Scroll down for more...)

Check Our Our First Site and What AOL Looked and Sounded Like in Memory Lane:

My First Site 1995:

Nostalgia:

Sounds of AOL 1995

AOL 1995

I have written a book called Profitable Worm Manual. The information above and much more is in that book We will have it available for download soon. In the meantime, I wanted to offer you something free that I wish that I had when I started.

Basic Worm Composting Free Ebook:

Learn the basics of vermicomposting with this ebook. I cover the basics on raising Red Worms, European Nightcrawlers and African Nightcrawlers. I also cover composting with Black Soldier Fly Larvae. This ebook is yours free. Please download it here. I will also update you when my much bigger AND FREE 🙂 Profitable Worm Manual is released. I will also send you periodic worm farming news if you want it.

Thank you!!
Ken

Learn The Secrets of Composting With 3 Types of Worms

Get Your Free Ebook and learn how to compost with Red Worms, European Nightcrawlers, African Nightcrawlers and one special chapter on composting with Black Soldier Fly Larvae.

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Posted on December 30, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Crested Gecko Secret Manual- Crested Gecko Care

Your gecko does not have a good bodyweight; for example, if the rest of the body is bulky, yet the hip bones are protruding

You notice obstructions in the flaps of the gecko’s skin, or dried mucus or faeces around the ears, nose, mouth or vent
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Posted on December 29, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

HYDROPONICS HOW TO- SIMPLY THE BEST GUIDE OUT THERE

You’ve heard how fast plants grow in a hydroponics system. You’ve heard about the huge harvests. Once you have it set up you will only need to spend a small amount of time per day monitoring the plants. Discover shortcuts that will help you build a hydroponics setup quickly and easily… and cheaply.

Hydroponics is NOT complicated once you understand how to get started. There are five types of hydroponics systems, and this ebook will show you why matching the right system to your situation can save you a lot of frustration.
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Posted on December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

5 Reasons to NOT Throw out Your Christmas Tree!!

In a couple of days, millions of Christians will throw out their live Christmas trees. This usually happens on New Year’s Day. Instead, put that tree to good use.

Christmas Tree

Pine needles are devoured by Spanish Isopods so save those needles and get yourself some Spanish Isopods like Porcellio Ornatus, Porcellio Hoffmanseggi or Porcellio Magnificus and feed them some needles.
Chip that tree up, age it a bit and use the mulch for worm bedding, Isopod substrate or substrate for many roaches that love rotting wood like Surinam Roaches, and Zebra Roaches.
Zebra Roaches

Surinam Roaches
Cut the tree up and place the logs on the ground outside and attract wild Isopods like oniscus asellus (Skirted Isopods), Porcellio Scaber (Rough Isopods) and Wood Roaches.
Cut the tree trunk into 2″ disks and place in your Isopod and Roach enclosures to provide them places to hide.
If you live in an area where burning is permitted, then burn the leftover trimmings and use the potash as a fertilizer in your garden soil. Mix it with worm castings and give your plants a boost.

Do you have other uses that you can think of for Christmas trees? If so, Please post them below!

Posted on December 25, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!!

Next Stop is Spring and Gardening and composting with worms, European Nightcrawlers, Redworms, African Nightcrawlers, and beekeeping and farming and all of the wonderful things that come with a new year.

Stay happy and healthy and we will see you in 2018.

Posted on December 23, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Answers To Raising Chickens

If you’re on a quest to find the most up-to-date information you can get your hands on, to ensure your chicken keeping venture is more than just a wobbly tin hut slap together in your backyard…with a few miserable chooks huddled in the corner, trying to preserve their body heat…

Because the information you get from here will let you know what it felt like for a proud Victorian chicken raising enthusiast who took poultry keeping to new heights…
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Posted on December 22, 2017 by wormblog — Leave a comment

Amazon Packaging Overwhelming Recycling Centers

Well, it appears that the growth of Amazon is also causing growth in the piles of garbage in landfills and recycling centers. Here is a link to the news story.

So, why is this newsworthy, especially for a blog about worms and invertebrates?

The simple fact is that red worms eat cardboard. If everyone kept a vermicomposting bin they could compost those Amazon boxes right at home and never have to send those to a landfill.

The process is simple. Cut the boxes into strips to increase the surface area once placed in the worm bins. Moisted the cardboard strips by soaking them. Then let the worms have at it. Aerate the bin by turning the cardboard every few days to get air into the layers and the worms and bacteria will do the rest. In a few weeks your Amazon boxes will be turned into worm castings which will be ready to feed your plants just in time for spring.

Please let me know if you need for me to make a video about it.

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