When trying to fatten make sure to split up your worms among several bins so they have lots of space. I would think water-rich kitchen scraps with small amounts of something like chick starter could work well – especially if you were able to get your hands on some aged horse manure as well. I would stay away from foods like dog chow and fish meal. They more than like have ingredients that would become pretty putrid quickly. Plus they may also have high sodium levels.

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I have, much like you, a tendency to neglect some of my indoor bins. I’m always worried I’m going to find one lifeless lol. I decided to try adding some stuff that feels to me to be a batter food source than just cardboard bedding, but longer term than actual food. Some of the things I like are large wood chips, tomato vines, the woodier part of big weeds like dock or poke weed. I don’t chop them fine, I leave em kind of sizable so the don’t break down fast. My thinking is it’s better nutrition than just cardboard and longer lasting than most feed stocks.

I also have an issue with finding an old bin that is should probably be dead but has tiny worms in it (ala Paley100) and have a time fattening them up and getting them to grow. I have thought about using chick feed or maybe fish meal for that, or even dry dog food. I guess I need to set up some bins just to try out my options.

Sorry to ramble, but I would be interested in your opinions and input!

Thanks

David