Hello friends!
I am a new silkworm investor as my beardie loves them and I despise crickets with a passion!
I have successfully learned how to raise eggs into big old chunky worms and successfully have had some spin in some time as well.
But here’s my issue... the two that spun died in the cocoon. It was 6 weeks after spinning so I cut the cocoon open (carefully Incase anything was still alive) and found shriveled up half developed moths not even fully out of the pupae shell.
My question is what conditions should I keep my cocoons under and what are some tips to hatch healthy moths? I don’t want this to keep happening and am truly devastated they didn’t make it. Thank you for your help in advance!
I am a new silkworm investor as my beardie loves them and I despise crickets with a passion!
I have successfully learned how to raise eggs into big old chunky worms and successfully have had some spin in some time as well.
But here’s my issue... the two that spun died in the cocoon. It was 6 weeks after spinning so I cut the cocoon open (carefully Incase anything was still alive) and found shriveled up half developed moths not even fully out of the pupae shell.
My question is what conditions should I keep my cocoons under and what are some tips to hatch healthy moths? I don’t want this to keep happening and am truly devastated they didn’t make it. Thank you for your help in advance!
