I went chubbing last autumn and I usually can get lobworm at work but I decided to by a tub of dendrabenas ?8 for a 1/4lb, the chub werent interested in the worms so basically I brought the worms home and I stuck them into a half bag of compost thinking I would use them the following week. I got hold of an old plastic home brew barrel, drilled a load of ventilation holes in it, tipped in the compost and a worm farm was born, I feed them on potatoe peelings and banana skins,water the compost once in a while so it stays damp, no mess, no smells, no noise - perfect pets, now how about a few good recipes. I would say since mid september I have had six times the amount I started with, and there are as much again in the barrel, also I have found that dendrabenas and lobworms coexist quite happily in the same enviroment so whenever I get a few lobworms I chuck them in. The cold this winter never bothered them although I am a bit concerned about them being in a plastic barrell when the weather warms up hence my original posting. Phew my longest posting so far, Ive been lurking around the forum for about a year now and I have only just been brave enough to start posting replies, I have not had my head bit off yet.