Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Everything was perfect except the fact that I didn't get red worms. Being a novice; I didn't know the difference between red worms and blue worms. Blue worms are red in color but have a bluish side cast in certain lights. They arrive quickly and in good condition. They were certainly lively; very lively. In fact too lively. I read some complaints few on vermiculture Facebook groups to the said UJWF didn't send them the reds they thought they were getting. I studied the matter and indeed I was NOT sent red worms. I was sent Perionyx Excavatus, a different type of composting worm also known as blue travelers. They look similar but the blues are smaller, thinner and don't get as long as the red worm variety E. Fatida. They also move faster than the reds, ergo the very active behavior of the colony that I was sent. It has taken me three months to figure this out, so it's a little late to return them. But I did have a robust online conversation with the grower just this morning. They admitted that their "red worm mix" is a mix of composting worms, including blues. Mine just happened to be mostly all blues. I expressed my displeasure that this wasn't disclosed on their web-site and it felt like a bait and switch scam. Blue worms are a fine composting worm. They reproduce fast and generate a good quantity of castings. But they are more temperature sensitive than the red worms and can die off in the winter in an outdoor grow like mine. And also, reds are just better composters. So, buyer beware. Get a guarantee from your grower that you are getting Eisenia Fatida and not the imposter blue worm, Perionyx Excavatus.