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I ordered 500 supers and I think they sent me a 1000. plus I asked my pet store about bulk worms and they ordered me 250. so I have at least 750 in a ten gallon tank. I dumped a can of quaker oats for a substrate. I put ground up ddog food in there too and tried water gel cubes but they seem to disapear within an hour. what else should I use to feed them and give them moisture?

I feed adult supers thin apple slices for moisture.

I stick to bran as a substrate and Potatoes that I soak in water with alot of D3 Powder overnight. Potatoes will absorb alot of the d3 calcium powder.
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One or two large collard green leaves laid on top of the substrate works good for food and moisture without getting the bran or cage too humid. Collards don't hold alot of water on their surface when washed (it sort of beads off quickly) but have more than enough water inside to provide moisture for the worms.

A freshly arrived order of supers probably arrived pretty hungry, which is why any fresh food vanished quickly. Also the motion of the worms can easily shift any food on top to the bottom of the oats...so it may look like all the food is gone, but its just out of sight.
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PHLdyPayne

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I give them the leftover stems from the greens I feed, full of moisture and some nutrients for gut loading
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hanging out under heat lights burns up my brain cells!!

stems might be a good idea and not dry out fast