Sorry to have gotten you upset over a word.....drinking vs eating. So many people on this blog tune into the need for food. My theory is they need A LOT more water than they need the food. Yes, yes, they need both, but when I gave them more (You must have seen the photos, as I did, of a colony with 2 carrots or a piece of a potato and thought they were doing well.) and I mean a lot more, like a banana or orange, or watermelon or lettuce..........they just thrived. Because I saw the remains of the potato or carrot, I thought they didn't need more. (Make them eat what's on the plate before giving more, right?) Boy, was I ever wrong. They needed more, just couldn't get enough liquid easily from those 2 veggies. They remained visible in mine because it was too difficult for them to drink. Juicer, easier items let them "have a party" and a colony that was doing OK, now became a colony that thrived.(Mine like easier things to hydrate them and seeing stuff left in the colony led me to believe they had enough. Nope. Not here, they just didn't have what they wanted and was easier for them to hydrate. There is no ONE WAY to do this. I can't stress enough to newbies as well as tried and true older ranchers......Try giving easier water sources and watch the stuff basically disappear and the colony thrive. I look at it as I view life. As humans, we are told to drink a lot of fluids each day. If I have to chop up all kinds of veggies and fruits in my nutra bullet and then clean it and dry it and put it away, I will not drink as much as if I can just grab quick drink from the well...........That doesn't mean I don't use the bullet daily, it means I go to an easier source and get hydrated rather than be lazy and not use the bullet 10 times a day. Understand it better? Works with worms, too.
