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The intensive earthworms baby is called lombricultura, of some of so many people species that exist, with a certain end. The most widely used branch of this type of emprendimientos is the baby of Californian red earthworms (Eisenia fo�tida).
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This earthworm has outstanding characteristics to be reproduced and raised intensively for securing of meat of earthworm and well-known ecological fertilizer like lombricompuesto or earthworm humus, two products high commercial value.
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How are these products obtained?
The Californian red earthworms feed on substrata shaped by organic matter preferably of vegetable origin and ordures of animals properly equipped (neutral PH and controlled moisture), these substrata get ready in "cradles" that basically are batteries of material arranged in the apartment, covered or not, in a surface of approximately 1,5 meters wide for 3, 5 or 10 meters, depending this on the size of the development.
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In a moderately controlled ambience they have the characteristic of summer is reproduced effectively, especially in the spring months, being able to go so far as to double the population in 60 days. This does that an entrepreneur could initiate his emprendimiento with a "nucleus" (set of earthworms) child, for a cradle of 2m x 1m, duplicate for example the cradles quantity every two months and once it comes at a certain production level, to "harvest" the remaining earthworms. To these earthworms they are dehydrated and grinds, there being obtained a flour of meat of the highest protein quality destined for balanced food of fish or small birds. Let's remember that the food balanced for fish or exotic birds for example are very expensive and this flour can replace to the costliest elements of the food.
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On the other hand, on having consumed this substratum and to make it be spent for his intestines, the Californian red earthworms process it and transform in a humus highly mineralizado, it leads to the organic matter at the biggest level of decomposition that could reach, it transforms then in a substance imputrescible, stable, without smell and of incomparable properties like ecological fertilizer and recuperador of worn-out soils.
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This product is commercialized in vivariums, veterinary, super and large supermarkets, etc. it is the lombricompuesto or earthworm humus.
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The interesting thing of this is that both the flour of earthworm and the humus, they have a very low securing cost, since on the one hand the entrepreneur can begin with few earthworms, the baby needs neither big structures, sheds nor complex facilities, and the food is an organic matter of residues, ordures, etc. that in most cases is free
