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As promised, here is the way my European Nightcrawler bin is set up. I apologize for the overall quality of the pics, my only functional camera ATM is my iPad lol.
First thing you need to do is purchase two steralite storage bins of the same size. I use the ten gallon size.
Then drill or melt two rows of ventilation holes around the top of one container (top pic) and one round of drainage holes in the very bottom of the same container. I used an electric drill with, I think, a 3/8" bit but you could melt the holes with a soldering iron or a screwdriver heated on a burner of your stovetop. Be careful!
And the drainage holes...
The next thing you will need to do is prepare the substrate/ bedding for your little dirt makers...
A simple recipe I use for preparing a brand new bed is as follows:
Fill the bin approximately 1/4 full, about half way to the ventilation holes, with shredded newspaper, cut up egg crates, (the fiberboard ones not the styrofoam ones), paper towels, cardboard, toilette paper rolls... You get the idea.
Just for fun, this is what it looked like before I shredded it lol.
Since I can only load 5 photos per thread, I will continue this in the next post.
First thing you need to do is purchase two steralite storage bins of the same size. I use the ten gallon size.
Then drill or melt two rows of ventilation holes around the top of one container (top pic) and one round of drainage holes in the very bottom of the same container. I used an electric drill with, I think, a 3/8" bit but you could melt the holes with a soldering iron or a screwdriver heated on a burner of your stovetop. Be careful!
And the drainage holes...
The next thing you will need to do is prepare the substrate/ bedding for your little dirt makers...
A simple recipe I use for preparing a brand new bed is as follows:
Fill the bin approximately 1/4 full, about half way to the ventilation holes, with shredded newspaper, cut up egg crates, (the fiberboard ones not the styrofoam ones), paper towels, cardboard, toilette paper rolls... You get the idea.
Just for fun, this is what it looked like before I shredded it lol.
Since I can only load 5 photos per thread, I will continue this in the next post.
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