Silkworm question

Jusselin

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Ok so i bought a 100 count of silk worms to feed my leo.....i have had them about 3-4 weeks now and they are HUGE, but i am also seeing tiny ones spring up that i have not seen before....are they reproducing?

I bought them from coastal silkies and keep them in the plastic keeper i bought from them as well. Feeding them silk chow from coastal also.
 

Jusselin

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so i realize now i put this in the wrong section....can a mod please move it to feeders.....and does any one have any insiht on this.....or am i just imagining things?
 

Wild West Reptile

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They aren't reproducing, you may have had some eggs hatch that came with them though. The way the silkworm works is that the silkworm eventually cocoons, a moth hatches, lays eggs, eggs hatch and the cycle starts all over again.
 

Jusselin

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whoa!!! months??? so do i need to worry about these guys sprouting wings and taking over my apt lol....seriously though i dont keep a lid on the keeper and these guys are getting huge, my gecko only eats about 3 small ones a day or 1 big one a day....should i toss these and order a smaller count of smaller silkies?
 

Wild West Reptile

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They cocoon before turning into moths. Takes weeks to hatch and they can't fly. I'd keep feeding them. They're kind of pricey, I'd search raising silkworms and start a colony if they start cocooning.
 

Jusselin

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not a bad idea......i had not realized i would run into this issue while feeding them .... raising them sounds good too. Thanks =]
 

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