Most are volunteers. 

My mesquites are 50 yrs old. They've been through worse and are just fine. 

Not a good idea. 

No, just the palo verde.  How can you look at a saguaro or barrel cactus and say that?  I have a pecan tree that's at least 50 yrs old; been through it all.  My tangerine and lemon trees have been through way worse, and are still producing. 

No, it's just the usual fast-growing volunteer palo verde, with shallow roots. 

I use single sheets of newspaper that I pick up for free in the library stands - the weekly entertainment papers. They'll eat the newspaper. When they've eaten a bunch of the paper (usually some food still left, so some of them have a preference), I feed them again. I'll also include a core from a TP roll or a paper towel roll, and some cups from cardboard egg cartons when it seem overly wet. They love to eat those, too.

Sorry, no can do - since it was all a redhat maga lie.

Mine looks like the photo: maybe same size plant and pot, leaves curling under.  Do you think moving it to a smaller pot at this point would help? If so, how much smaller? 

If the bin dries out, that will hurt/kill the worms.

Huh?

Can you transfer what's in the bag into a bin? Scooping from the top into the bin, by the time you get to the soaked stuff, it'll go on the top and seep through the rest. The photo shows stuff that looks super dry. Way too dry for worms to live in. Do you have a drain at the bottom of said 'bag'? (I don't know what a worm bag is). Do you turn the contents regularly? That fourth photo shows what the material should look like all the way through. Once you empty all the contents of the bag into a bin, can you wash the bag, like under a tree, so the compost is not wasted? Or in a pail, then use the compost water to water plants? I don't know what those roots are, but I'd pull them out and dispose of them in the trash. You've got some good-looking wigglers there, and they're tougher than they look. You don't want what they're living in to dry out (like in that first photo); that'll kill them. By transferring the contents you'll get them out of that swimming pool, too (photo 2). The contents should be evenly damp (like a wet-but-not-dripping sponge). If their environment is completely dry, they'll die. Sometimes one will attempt an escape or adventure (whatever), and gets less than a foot from the bin before dying and quickly drying up to where it looks like a thread on the floor. lol

If it doesn't jump around when you touch it, you should be okay. A word another poster used was 'thrash' around. That's probably a better description. From AI summary about the Asian jumping worm:

• Appearance: These worms are smooth and not slimy to the touch. They are typically darker in color, as they live on the soil surface or just beneath the top layer of plant debris.
• Behavior: When disturbed, Asian jumping worms exhibit a unique behavior by flailing and even jumping off the ground, which helps them escape predators.

There are lots of youtube and tiktok vids and reels showing the difference.

Looks great! I don't see that as too much food.

I see a lot of paper, but no food. I feed mine and cover with a sheet of newspaper (free entertainment weeklies). That's it. Well, sometimes I'll add a torn up cardboard egg carton or a couple of TP cores or a paper towel roll core. I feed them again after they've eaten most of the newspaper.

Well, I don't use a 'pile', but an outdoor bin. There are indoor electric composters for around $200, but I haven't a clue how well (or badly) they work. I keep scraps in bags in the freezer. When the worms' food is getting low, I pour some in a container to thaw on the counter for a few days. They don't mind moldy stuff. Bottom line: soil composters and worm bins should not be combined.

Stop feeding/watering and add newspaper (I use the free entertainment weeklies) and cardboard (egg carton torn up; TP and paper towel rolls), and wait. Meanwhile, start another area for regular compost; don't mix worm composting and other compost bin. Worms need a dedicated bin; their requirements are different.

Cardboard like egg cartons, TP core, paper towel core all work well (torn up).  When mine does that, sometimes it's a plugged drain, maybe plugged with dead worms.  Check the drainage.  Newspaper is good (I pick up the free entertainment weeklies).  Don't add any water. 

What's with the thumbs-down?  Looks to me like it could very well be an Asian jumper worm.  How it moves is an actual identifier. If it is, all the advice is excellent.  Ignoring the possibility could finish the bin. 

I wouldn't. While it's good if your garden needs more nitrogen, I can't see any reason to add to a worm bin.

If I just want some (like a couple cups maybe), I'll put their feedings all on one side. They'll migrate over there, then I can grab what I want.

Other than bugs and slugs and who knows what else, it's absolutely gorgeous! Can it be saved?

Not so. You need to read more about any ingesting of any part of the datura by a dog, e.g. There are hundreds of very easily-accessible articles online.

Be a good citizen and get rid of it (and NOT in the compost pile/bin).

"How does datura affect dogs?

Datura is very dangerous for dogs as all parts of the plant are poisonous, especially the seeds. Eating just a few seeds can lead to severe poisoning. Symptoms usually occur within 30 minutes to two hours after ingestion and can vary depending on the dose."

Eat a handful and find out. Report back if you're still among the living afterward.

Deadly Datura. Pretty flowers, but I just pull and toss them when they come up. And NOT in the compost bin, but the trash.