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Calci Worms

Calci Worms shows searches that convert (21.4% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

64
Worth a look
Market size 41Growth 82Conversion 100Competition 57Returns 100Price range 75Avg price 77Brand share 33Review moat 72Quality gap 27
This niche Category average

Is Calci Worms profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Calci Worms is a £210K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (63K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Calci Worms: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +78.5% over the last 90 days and 21.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£210K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr+78.5%63K
Conversion rate21.4%
Avg price£15.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 15
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market15%
Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement91%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews613

Top Calci Worms products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

9%

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  • Hungry Wings27%
  • Cutting It Vine13%
  • Superpet Ltd8%
  • Walter Products Wildlife and Aquatics7%
  • Cheap & Chirpy6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Calci Worms demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume63KCVR21.4%Products22Brands10Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate3.3%Rating4.6★Reviews613Avg BSR#91
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Top Calci Worms search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • calci worms43K/yr
  • calciworms6K/yr
  • calciworms for wild birds6K/yr
  • calci worms 5kg4K/yr
  • calci worms 10kg4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Calci Worms

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Value For Money37%

Good Value

Pet Friendly29%

Birds very happy

Quality-Overall16%

very quality, arrived quickly and in good condition

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

Does what it says

Taste-Overall3%

tasty treat

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall30%

Poor Quality

Size-Overall18%

The two bags are huge

Smell14%

They smell and are black and discoloured

Value For Money7%

Half the price I usually pay

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%

Bag full of dust

Common Calci Worms questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Calci Worms 64/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £210K/yr across 22 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +78.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Calci Worms on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.