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Does anyone use UVB while raising their silkworms? And if so, what %?
I am not sure about the lighting but I use a compact 5.0 about 10" above. I have read that in the silkworm factories they expose them to 14-16 hours of light per day. But this, from what I understand, helps mainly with the quality of the silk but no mention of their overall health. They did live outside at one point in the wild, so it would make sense that natural sunlight aids in their health, but to what degree?
I raised one colony w/ out lights and they appeared to grow just fine, the size varied quite a bit throughout the colony but that seems normal (different hatching times). I have 3 colonies that I am raising now, all hatched relatively at the same time, under a repti glo 5.0. I'm using that bulb b/c I feel it's not a good bulb to use on my beardies.
I'm still researching this...any ideas???
I am not sure about the lighting but I use a compact 5.0 about 10" above. I have read that in the silkworm factories they expose them to 14-16 hours of light per day. But this, from what I understand, helps mainly with the quality of the silk but no mention of their overall health. They did live outside at one point in the wild, so it would make sense that natural sunlight aids in their health, but to what degree?
I raised one colony w/ out lights and they appeared to grow just fine, the size varied quite a bit throughout the colony but that seems normal (different hatching times). I have 3 colonies that I am raising now, all hatched relatively at the same time, under a repti glo 5.0. I'm using that bulb b/c I feel it's not a good bulb to use on my beardies.
I'm still researching this...any ideas???