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I disscussed with others the possibility of adding my son's used hamster bedding to my worms in December. I have finnally put some in. I did soak and rinse the paper bedding. I wanted to rinse off some of the urine and I wanted to wet it before I added it to the bin. I do not have drainage holes so I worry about too much or too little water in the bin. I added the bedding two days ago.

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My son, Dallas, is 5 years old and in Preschool this year. He loves my worms and tries to save everything for them. Sometimes I think he colors new pictures just so he can add more paper to our bin. So it didn't surprise me when he asked me to show his friends at school how worms eat everything. After talking to his teachers and setting up a really small system at home, we introduced 20 five year olds to vermicomposting. Here is a picture of my small bin at home.

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I have had my little friends for over a year now. When I worked at Bear Country USA, in SD we used vermicomposting to disposed of our food waste. They were so amazing (10 - 15 of waste a week in my dept.) that I had to set up a small bin at home. My husband and friends could not believe that I would bring worms home to keep. Over time they have become part of our lives - just like our recycling bin. We moved them cross country with us last spring and will do so again in March.

Last summer I set… Continue