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You mean the silkworms get too big and you get rid of them ?? but 3/4 inch is also what they call MEDIUM?? I just don't get it. You got the pod or what?? aw. thats such a shame. the best way for you is to order eggs!! What I can do for you in the future is to give you small pods of pre made...

doesn't smell good to me. It is actually spoiling. But it doesn't hurt the horns as bad as it hurts silks. Silkworms grown on leaves smell very nice! It's like fresh cut grass. I use chow in the off seasons and they smell like rusty metal! after switching to leaves, man, the silkie room...

hi, can you tell me what size are baby silkworms??? thx

hey! you are in Long Island, me too!! I noticed that MB is doing drop shipping. I think they send the extra silks that they didn't sell to someone in LA. this person grows them on leaves (cheaper) and do a dump sale that includes shipping. I got some and they were HUGE!! SO HUGE that i don't...

haha. this is an old thread. But it's ok. I sell 1/2 lb dry chow pack and give 100 free eggs!

hi, I was wondering if you all can help me.. trying to find ways to improve my products. My question is, when MB/CS sell their silkworms in small and mediums. What sizes do they really come in??? I mean, I've ordered mediums before, but they came at 1.5 inch (much bigger than they...

so, where did they get their mulberry powder from??? They say from Europe, and I might add, Eastern Europe... tell me what you and know and I willtell you what I know.. hehee

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same here. Leaves just out. you can start them on leaves.. but it is a lot of work! yeah they tend to spin outside the toilet rolls. :cool:

they are a bit small to cocoon.. it looks like you need at least 5 more days! and also, those leaves are pretty young. Has the trees just leaved out and you were using chow?

I have started my seasonal production of silkworms raised on leaves. Despite USPS price increase, your cost remains the same. Currently I have zebra silkworms eggs on sale (no petri dish), on paper only and free shipping using padded 1st class envelop. 100 med for $20 and 200 med for $30...

Very neat!! Do you keep the silkies the same way?? Just be careful of the water droplets, they are a sure killer to the silkworms! Btw, is that mulberry chow you are feeding them?? If you google more, you can find home made hornworm chow that are very easily obtainable and cheap too!

hey pssh.. when can you start sexing them?? My friend and I both ordered some from great horn lakes and ALL Of them turned out to be females.. he got 3 and I got 7.. makes me wonder if they are specifically done that way. :mad:

Inspiring!! maybe one day I can make a cage like that!!

If they are similar to the asian cockcoaches, I think it takes at least a year or more to get a breeding colony going.. if you goto FB and see photos posted by cricket crack, you will see that he breeds them. They are beautiful. He is on this forum under a diff name as well.. maybe he will...

yeah, I am here in NY so I went to bed with the kids. it is recommended that you feed them after 1 inch long.. however, I've been feeding them since they were born and they took on the purple nicely. yes they are imported chow from china. The silkworms are raised as pets for children and...

Here are my colored silkworms for everyone to see! :D

when you shake the cocoons, you can hear a nice clear rattling sound. That means it is live. If it is muted, or light and crisp it is probably dead. In general, cocoons on chow don't have a very emergence rate. Chow introduces too much pathogens into the silkworms, that if they dont die...

did they hatch yet?? to be on the safe side, you should let it sit in the fridge for 2 months.. I have mine for 3 months, and they all hatch at 100% and I take them out only a few hundred at a time.. still many thousands...

good to know for our purposes. i consulted my sericulturist scientist. She said they are not as nutritious. But their purpose is to produce silk. Ours is different.. so as long as it works, I don't see a problem! I'll do the same come next season. :)