Wellyton

Actually if the poundage is on and the worms are of the size you state, then by the pound is fine.There is no way sooenme with the amount of orders we receive could count them all. To count 1,000 red wigglers will take 2.5 to 3 hours as I have done it numerous times before. The only reason I offer some by the count is that is the way I raise them. For instance, when an African nightcrawler reaches 10 weeks old, I can place in a bin holding 275 to allow for a little loss over the next 5 1/2 months. Usually I end up shipping 260 + counts on the African nightcrawlers.As for the peat moss, it is not to save on shipping costs as we mainly use flat rate boxes, hence the weight does not make a difference. Quite to the contrary as our castings are a free by product where as we purchase sphagnum peat moss, hence to ship this way cost us more money. The dry medium is used for most worms as it better insulates them against cold and warm weather.In the extreme cold and warm weather, there is actually more shipping shock using a damp medium such as castings. When the box for instance heats up during the transit in the back of a truck, it becomes a sauna, hence can easily bake the worms or at least shock them further.Bruce