EEEEK - Worms - Tragic Setback

EEEEEK! I inadvertently killed off some of my worms!! :(

It's true, and through my own stupidity. I had a bowl of scraps that I was gathering while cleaning the kitchen. It was destined for my worms, of course. And that night we had made something we don't normally make - popcorn. There was some left in a bowl and it went into the scraps and that went into the top tray and .... well the next day the top tray was very very quiet. I investigated and sure enough, worm bodies were found. :(

I couldn't figure out what had happened until I went backwards in my head and realized the popcorn was the only 'new' item and then realized salt and then.... AWwwww. :( Poor worm buddies. I didn't mean them any harm, that's for sure.

The good news is that the top tray was relatively new. It was the one that I was using as a buffer to keep fruit flies at bay, and there weren't many worms up there yet. I checked the bottom trays and they are still bustling with activity and healthy worms. So it seems that just removing the top tray, dumping the contents and relayering it should do the trick. Hopefully the worms from below will come back up and find it safe and cozy and all will continue.

Doggoneit. One slip like that and you can lose your whole community! I got off lucky this time.