mine didn't just die,I fed them to the chooksThey shouldn't die off, they just stop breeding for about a month... I'm on top of the Great Dividing Range and it's been down to -16 in the dead of winter and mine have been outside now for 6 years. They don't die off. Even when the woody bin is covered in frost they're still alive. They just eat noticeably less because they slow right down... Mine have still been breeding in June, stop in July and usually start again in late August. The bin gets the sun all day so even in winter it stays warm enough.
mine didn't just die,I fed them to the chooks
My chooks ABSOLUTELY LOVE tub cleanouts,when they see me come out the back door with a tub they run like olympic sprintersmine didn't just die,I fed them to the chooks
You don't need to start out with a bulk lot. I started this colony with just 30 woodies from Brian.
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Once a year I buy a small container of Pisces woodies from any random pet store and put them in my woody bin. This is just to add some more genetics to the colony. Also, rather than keep them in tubs, they fare a lot better straight outside in a large compost bin.
In the beginning I put a whole bale of sugar cane mulch in itWhat’s in the woody bin to get it to that level?
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In the beginning I put a whole bale of sugar cane mulch in it
I would imagine just fine? Doesn't Toowoomba in winter get pretty cold @Aussiepride83?How would they go in winter in Ipswich?
I would imagine just fine? Doesn't Toowoomba in winter get pretty cold @Aussiepride83?
Not sure what Kev does but I would be putting a band of fluon or vaseline around the top just so they can't climb out when you open the lid.My bad I did not realise @Aussiepride83 was in Toowoomba. One more question do you have anything on the bin to stop escapees?
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Not sure what Kev does but I would be putting a band of fluon or vaseline around the top just so they can't climb out when you open the lid.
lol no worries!Excellent thanks. The outside bin idea is great for me I get in trouble for escapees in the house lol
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Awesome mate and thanks for the info! I like that much better than wormsHi there, sorry only just knocked off work... Winters get well below zero here and no I don't use Fluon or anything else near my feeders... Long story short... The odd few come out of the bin here and there but why would they want to leave?? The compost bin has everything they need, a source of food and shelter. The bin stays open like this all the time with a half paver brick under one side of the lid to allow for air flow and that's it. Birds and rain can't get in, I sometimes have a rat visitor but I always have rat traps ready to catch them. The local frogs visit the bin at night. Really, there's no need to try and prevent them from escaping. I've had this outdoor colony setup like this now open 24/7 for 6 years and it's still going nuts.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_SkXCiVyOyKMzRZc2ZLeVdER0k/view?usp=sharing
Soldier flies also lay their eggs in the compost scraps so there's always a few soldier fly larvae getting around too which turtles love to eat, I have a heap of pill bugs in there too that I gathered up out at my mum's place.Awesome mate and thanks for the info! I like that much better than worms
Hi there, sorry only just knocked off work... Winters get well below zero here and no I don't use Fluon or anything else near my feeders... Long story short... The odd few come out of the bin here and there but why would they want to leave?? The compost bin has everything they need, a source of food and shelter. The bin stays open like this all the time with a half paver brick under one side of the lid to allow for air flow and that's it. Birds and rain can't get in, I sometimes have a rat visitor but I always have rat traps ready to catch them. The local frogs visit the bin at night. Really, there's no need to try and prevent them from escaping. I've had this outdoor colony setup like this now open 24/7 for 6 years and it's still going nuts.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_SkXCiVyOyKMzRZc2ZLeVdER0k/view?usp=sharing
I get into the same trouble. So much so, I have to tong feed only, just in case any escape the enclosures.Excellent thanks. The outside bin idea is great for me I get in trouble for escapees in the house lol
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