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Question: I am worried about my red wiggler worms multiplying too fast for my bin size. What do I do if it gets over-populated?

Answer: That is not something you need to worry about with worms. Worms will regulate their population to the amount of food and space available.

Question: I was wondering if I could set up a worm bin and have it’s main function to be recycling my paper (junk mail, scrap paper, paper towels, etc). Is this a feasible plan?

Answer: Worms can survive on newspaper and other paper products. However, it would be equivalent to a person living off of bread and water. The paper products do not have much nutritional content for the worms. We have heard of year long worm experiments being done with paper only and the worms surviving. They are small skinny worms, but it can be done though not necessarily recommended. If this is your goal, you should supplement their diet with other “green” organic material or worm food.

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