i figure this be the best place to ask. i was about to buy a worm bin or build one. don't feel like diy atm as i got other projects going, so are the amazon vermihuts and what not decent? it's for indoor two ppls organic whole food waste, which is how i eat.
i have a vermihut. its pretty nice and looks good so the wife doesn't mind it in our kitchen. the biggest issue i have with it is it stacks so tall that the bottom bins tend to get pretty soggy and the worms dont go down there (red wigglers are not deep dwelling as is), so what i do is every few weeks i will fluff the bottom few bins, also consolidate the bottom bins together if they lost enough volume. after this the worms move back in and continue doing there job.
as far as feeding worms remember they eat bedding (microbes on the bedding at least) too and can go without better then too much.
mites, like mentioned already i found they love certain foods more then others and then you can throw the item out or simply rinse off and put back. i found melon rinds, strawberry tops, and so far my mites (brown/red) favorite is avocado. White mites went away when i slowed down the feeding.
tricks i learned are no news paper, cause it mats up. worms love leaves as bedding, and i place a piece of cardboard on the top (yes even though it has a lid) cause it gives the worms a good place to get out of the bedding/food if needed/wanted. the cardboard is sliced on the bottom side so it only goes though half the sheet to provide airflow and breakdown faster. i then soak it to moisten it up and sprinkle my powdered egg shells all over it. get ready for worm orgy.
