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Asian jumping worm compost toilet?

 
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So the way I figure since they are problem due to their eating habits would they just eat waste super fast? I’m just thinking out loud.
 
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I might agree with how effective they could be if they eat a lot in a short time but I am concerned that apparently they can jump. Just how high do they jump? I wouldn't want to be sitting there minding my own business, to be interrupted by a jumping worm hitting "my own business"
 
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Soooo.... How high do these jumping worms jump?  I'm thinking it might be a little bit too exciting for a successful dump.
 
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We are inundated with these worms in GA, sadly I have too much experience with them in the garden. They thrash quite violently but don't actually jump like Kobe Bryant. If held in your hand, they sometimes escape in a sideways motion.

Probably won't interfere with your business. From what I discern, they stay near the surface of soil, unlike native worms composting soil deeply.
 
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I’ve never seen them jump, just wiggle vigorously.

I have them in copious amounts and they’ve never really touched poop, human or otherwise. They prefer plant matter it seems. I also think it’s probably better not to introduce them unless they are already present and/or native. I think it’s best to slow their march towards world domination until some virus or predator can spread and temper their enthusiasm first. But, they do make a loose soil adored by certain native perennials, especially bulbous ones like False Solomon’s Seal and Ramps.
 
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