I've got worms here too. Of course it doesn't get so cold in the winter so that they don't need too much care. I made off with an old bathtub I found in a city dumpster and they live in there. It's raised up enough for the worm and compost juice to run out of the plug hole into a bucket and I use that on the vegies. I covered the bath with a wooden lift-up top that's hinged in the middle so that I can fill each end in turn with stuff for compost. Very proud of myself I was too, even though I know other gardeners have come up with the idea by now. We have a friend in town who is passionate about worms and she likes to give them away to good homes so that gave me a good start. Joy