question about silkworms

[grboxa]

i went to my local petshop and picked up a couple of silkworms as I was told there very nutritious with a low fat count so i want to make it as a staple partially....since the employee told me they can die very easily and only feed on mulberry/chow my question is im planning on just feeding my leo 1 or 2 max a day so if i buy 10 would they last for 6 days?..

 

[BrightReptiles]

Mine lasted about a week here in fl. They got eaten up so they could have lasted longer..

 

[reps4life]

If you feed them at least once a day they will. If not they become dehydrated and die.

 

[animeavatar]

Can you buy silkworm chow?

 

[reps4life]

He was lucky to find them locally. I order the silkworms and the chow from
http://www.coastalsilkworms.com/

For those who live in Canada here is one place
http://www.canadianfeeders.com/shop.html

 

[sunshinegeckos]

i buy the silkworm cup that has the chow in it but feed them out quickly because they get HUGE lol I didnt feed them daily because they are pricey and I went in one day and they were huge!

 

[reps4life]

silkworms

i buy the silkworm cup that has the chow in it but feed them out quickly because they get HUGE lol I didnt feed them daily because they are pricey and I went in one day and they were huge!

The same thing happened to me so I started buying them from here because they sell the baby silkworms which will last longer. They also has baby hornworms.

http://www.mulberryfarms.com/Silkworms/Live/-Baby-Silkworm-Cup-p75.html

 

[grboxa]

hey guy thanks for the reply, ill try it out and see what happens, ill prob end up ordering from online feeders since I dont think chow is sold here..ill take a trip back to my petstore if they sell silkworms mabye theyll sell the chow makes sense.

 

[acpart]

You may have a mulberry tree in your neighborhood (you'd know in July because there will be mulberries). I usually get an order of silkworms once every summer as a treat because I can harvest the mulberry leaves and keep them in my fridge. I got 1000 last week and they lasted 5 days.

Aliza

 

[Desdemona]

If you buy the wet food just feed them, cover for 24 hours and then uncover for 24 hours. You want to make sure the food gets a chance to dry inbetween so that you don't get mold. Mold will kill them fast. If you can find actual leaves then you don't have to worry about the mold. I love silkworms as feeders because they are so easy. No having to dig mealworms out of substrate/food, chase roaches, etc. Hornworms are the same, BUT hornworms grow even faster than silk worms! So if you buy those you really do have to feed them fast.