Wow these are hard to find!!!

[[Username]]

I have been trying to find some large sized silk worms as replacement for crickets but so far I can only find small or mini ones. These are no where close to being worth it. My leo eats 4-5 crix and 2-3 waxies a night right now and those small and mini silkworms are only like 1/8"-1/4" long and not very fat either. Does anyone know where to find bigger silkworms or maby even how to breed them?

 

[moosassah]

I'm guessing you're about to get a bunch of replies about feeding waxies every night. Have you tried a reptile show?

 

[Danny317]

http://www.mulberryfarms.com/orders.htm or other places online have large silkworms for sale. I personally don't know any local stores that sell them, at least to my knowledge yet, I try asking around though. For now, if you do a search for silkworms, I'm sure there are many reliable places where you can order silkies

 

[KiKi]

we ordered ours from mulberry farms and we ordered the eggs that we are incubating

 

[[Username]]

I have done a google search and all the places I saw were either sold out or only had small/mini. matter of fact it was mulberryfarms that had small/mini cups but were all out of medium and large. I was just trying to see if anyone on here was feeding large ones 1"-1.5" ones and where they got them.

 

[John N]

Buy small ones, grow them up, it doesn't take much time. That's what I use to do when I bought silkies.

 

[gerryl]

have ye tried...

Butter Worms (Trevo Worm )

The new live food for reptiles !

The Trevo Worm is the soft-bodied larval stage of the Chilean Moth...like Waxworms! only butterworms have more than twice the Calcium content of almost all other feeder insects.

They have a natural fruity aroma that attracts all reptiles and can be stored in the refrigerator at 50 degrees F for up to 4 months!

http://www.butterworms.com/

more info

http://www.butterworms.co.uk/

 

[KiKi]

butterworms are very exspensive ,you should buy the small silkies and they will grow very fast

 

[[Username]]

What should they be fed?

 

[acpart]

Most places sell silkworm "chow" in either ready to go form or dried and you can cook it up yourself. Alternatively, you can find a mulberry tree this summer and pick your own. I have a mulberry tree in my neighborhood and in the summer I pick several bags of leaves and put them in the freezer till I need them.

Aliza

 

[KiKi]

buy the ready made making it well the smell gets to you,mullberry sells it also