Has anyone tried composting pet waste?

fusionbride

I am new to this board, but I think you will be the best group to answer my question.  I am looking for a green way to handle my dog's waste, and found dog poo composters like this:

http://www.composterconnection.com/site/poop-converter.html

have any of you tried this?  Does it work?  Can you put compostable bags in there as well  (I take my dog on a lot of walks so need something to carry it back to the bin in).  Can I use the same red worms that I currently have in my vegetable compost and just start them in the other bin?

thanks for your help!

PDX

We used a pet waste company that collected our compostable litter and then composted the waste for us... I know, it sounds a bit lazy... but what they told me was composting cat/dog waste is easy but the key is to get it hot enough if you want to use it on an edible garden. I don't remember the details of how hot, etc, but you shouldn't need a special composter. Just stir and if you're worried about the safety just use it on flowers and such, not veggies I'm sure you could use the same worms, but you definitely don't need to do a worm compost to deal with the waste. And the bags should work fine in the compost