Silkworm with no food help

[Johnnyboy]

So i was told by the petshop lady that silkworms die quickly if left without food for a couple hours. My bearded dragon ate 4 of the 10 i bought and now i'm left with 6 silkworms and there are no mulberry trees where i live! Is there anything i can feed the silkworms to keep them alive? They were quite expensive! any help would be appreciated!

 

[dawnki]

in an emergency (no food) you can feed carrots however this will disrupt their ability to cocoon and they will eventually just die off. when fed carrots they turn an orangish color.