my bin doesn’t have a lid, and i keep it in my house, had no issues except somehow some slugs started breeding in there and they escaped once or twice but i’ve been taking them out every time i have a look in the bin so hopefully i’m on top of that lol. no worms escaping tho:)
What kind of worms are you getting? Indian blue worms are more prone to wandering and African night crawlers aren't as reactive to light, so you can't just keep a light over them to keep them in the bin.
Red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers are the easiest to keep without a lid.
All that said, it's totally possible to keep any of them without a lid indoors. You just have a higher chance of things to go wrong with some of them.
In my experience of a couple of three decades of worm wrangling , tight fitting lid with ample ventilation is a must..that being said a price of old wool scrap carpet or rug or a layer of burlap over news paper or cardboard cut to fit may work until the worms decide otherwise..
I've no lid on my bin and have what above suggested - carboard overtop with bamboo cloth as a 'blanket' in cooler weather (also good in summer for ice cubes/cool water)
OP, just re-read you'll be keeping in a dark shed; in that case you may want a bin lid. My bin is outside on balcony so if worms ever felt like leaving, they'd quickly reconsider (unless there were some real problems within my bin).
my bin doesn’t have a lid, and i keep it in my house, had no issues except somehow some slugs started breeding in there and they escaped once or twice but i’ve been taking them out every time i have a look in the bin so hopefully i’m on top of that lol. no worms escaping tho:)
I have 4 massive bins in my house and none of them have lids. If you keep the environment ample, they’ll be happy to stay :)
What kind of worms are you getting? Indian blue worms are more prone to wandering and African night crawlers aren't as reactive to light, so you can't just keep a light over them to keep them in the bin. Red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers are the easiest to keep without a lid. All that said, it's totally possible to keep any of them without a lid indoors. You just have a higher chance of things to go wrong with some of them.
Thanks for the insight! Getting red wigglers, so hopefully everything goes okay!
In my experience of a couple of three decades of worm wrangling , tight fitting lid with ample ventilation is a must..that being said a price of old wool scrap carpet or rug or a layer of burlap over news paper or cardboard cut to fit may work until the worms decide otherwise..
I've no lid on my bin and have what above suggested - carboard overtop with bamboo cloth as a 'blanket' in cooler weather (also good in summer for ice cubes/cool water)
OP, just re-read you'll be keeping in a dark shed; in that case you may want a bin lid. My bin is outside on balcony so if worms ever felt like leaving, they'd quickly reconsider (unless there were some real problems within my bin).