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Post by vifferrider on Nov 5, 2007 21:54:44 GMT
If I were to go and try digging some worms (lug or rag), can they be safely be stored in those plastic takeway tubs (with a little water and the lid on?)
If so how long can I expect them to live?
Any tips , like how many to a tub to avoid overcrowding?
The tubs are 6inches x 4 inches and 2 inches deep
ta
Rich
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Post by greysfanboy on Nov 6, 2007 8:56:57 GMT
Ragworm arre much more hardy then lug. For ragworm, cat litter trays in a fridge are a much better option, with just a few mm of fresh sea water in. Changed every few days, the worms will last for weeks if not more. Put about 30 per tray.
I've only ever kept lugworm a few days, wrapped in newspaper in 10s.
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Post by Biglugs on Nov 9, 2007 14:50:52 GMT
You can also keep lug in a tray with a little sea water in for a couple of days but the water has to be changed every few hours or they'll die. As with rag, you must remove any dead worms as soon as you see them or else it will spoil the lot.
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Post by gremlin on Nov 10, 2007 19:50:52 GMT
Wash blow lug well at the beach. Transfer to ice cream cartons (just enough for one layer); add 1cm sea water. Bottom of the fridge. Check carefully after 24 hrs and remove ALL detritus and any krap worms. Top up with fresh sea water AT THE SAME FRIDGE TEMP. Check each day and replenish water. Keep 'em up to two weeks like that.  |
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Post by slipperylimpet on Nov 13, 2007 8:02:08 GMT
Dug some Blow Lug from the Whiiterings on Saturday last, kept overnight in sea water in the fridge, not had much problem storing this way changing water daily - have used worms 5-6 days after digging BUT on Sunday when I pulled them out for a session the whole lot had eviscerated (eject their guts). After coming across an article on Lug I read this "If you are intending to keep the worms alive in the fridge for a few days then I find it is best to drop them straight into water and handle them as little as possible. When they are spawning around October/November they are impossible to keep as they will invariably eject there guts. Scientists have yet to explain this behaviour. I suspect it is something to do with a reaction to save their eggs and milt as survival response as black lug are often washed out in huge numbers in very heavy weather. Spawning worms are best gutted straight away and stored in newspaper in the fridge."
So they must be in spawning at the moment - has anyone else experienced this behaviuor of lug around this time - i.e. impossible to keep fro more than a day?
Slippery
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Post by gremlin on Nov 13, 2007 19:38:03 GMT
Just kept Langstone blows for two weeks .... not a single ejection! Quite a few were in milt. Sure you've got the temperature of the water right in the fridge when you change it??? The only other explanation I have is that your worms are from soft sand. Mine are from clay and have really tough skins; strange because Kent yellowtails/blacks are more prone to gut ejection!   |
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Post by slipperylimpet on Nov 14, 2007 10:33:23 GMT
They were only in the fridge for a day so never changed the water. Yes they were dug in soft sand and it's the first time I have dug them up from that beach, and the were pretty soft when dug so may not be good keepers!
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Post by apollo525 on Dec 28, 2007 20:53:16 GMT
Go to a pet shop and get a twin pump aerator for around £20 and i''l keep worm for weeks on end with a bit of good management .
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