Silkworm care

[BennyBoy]

How do you take care of silkworms? what kind of container do you need? what kind of bedding? what do you feed them? do the need stuff to hide in? etc.

 

[fresnowitte]

Benny here's a link with a brief explanation.
Although I suggest silkworm chow rather than the mulberry leaves. :silent:
http://www.feedersinc.com/archives/category/feeders/worms/silk-worms/

 

[amylee159]

Here are the containers I use...

I also suggest the chow...although I hate the smell when you make it yourself lol

 

[jbodkin]

What do you use as a heat source? And do you breed them also?

 

[diamc]

[Moved here from the General Discussion forum]

 

[amylee159]

What do you use as a heat source? And do you breed them also?

I just keep them in my room. I have a seperate heater in there, so it does stay quite warm. They do well! Oh no...I dont breed them...I heard it's pretty hard. I just order a hundred or so at a time and have about 3 containers that they are in

 

[BennyBoy]

What do you use as a heat source? And do you breed them also?

I just keep them in my room. I have a seperate heater in there, so it does stay quite warm. They do well! Oh no...I dont breed them...I heard it's pretty hard. I just order a hundred or so at a time and have about 3 containers that they are in

I think that person was asking me...lol...
ANYWAY... i don't breed them and as a heat source i use this room heating thing. how do you make chow???

 

[LQDragons]

What do you use as a heat source? And do you breed them also?

I just keep them in my room. I have a seperate heater in there, so it does stay quite warm. They do well! Oh no...I dont breed them...I heard it's pretty hard. I just order a hundred or so at a time and have about 3 containers that they are in

I think that person was asking me...lol...
ANYWAY... i don't breed them and as a heat source i use this room heating thing. how do you make chow???

I believe there talking about the dry silkworm food that you mix & cook @ home

 

[BennyBoy]

i know...how do you make that???

 

[fresnowitte]

Benny you can buy the premade chow or the powder that you cook up yourself, depending on how many silkies you have on hand or if your going to try and breed them.
I usually buy my chow from here;
http://www.mulberryfarms.com/horn2.htm

 

[amylee159]

and the chow comes with detailed instructions as well

 

[BennyBoy]

just so you guys know my real name is ben, benny is what people kind of like to call me... but you can call me benny if you want too.
thanks for your guys help, i just ordered my first silkworms! YAAAY! lol