...but i forgot to save two silk worms on top of that i don't know how to tell what worms are male. or at least i thought they had sexes. how can i tell? i'm still super new to this but it's such a fun hobby.
From what I've read you can't tell till they become moths. I think the female moths are much larger (I'll check again and update). I've got about 300 silkworms that will cocoon in about 2 weeks. My first time trying this, so far so good. I started with eggs, they are now 2 inches long.
http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/images/SilkwormCare2.pdf Here's some more info. How large were your worms when they cocooned? What did they cocoon on. I need to set something up for them to spin on, right now they a just in plastic containers. I read paper towel rolls work, I got about a week to set something up.