Do Red Worms Require Air?
Red worms do require air to survive just as most living beings do. Through the red worm’s moist skin tissue oxygen disseminates. This includes the inner most concentration level within the red worm to the greatest concentration of oxygen on the moist outer layers of the skin. The bodily processes of the red worm also diffuse carbon dioxide through the skin layer. Carbon Dioxide circulating throughout the red worms systems from higher concentration to a lower concentration, releases into the surrounding bedding. This is the desirable exchange you want to occur within the worm box through a constant supply of fresh air in the bedding.
