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Hi I was currently trying to find out info on providing feeders insects to zoo,rescues and pet stores. For some market research I was wondering how many feeders does a pet stores ,zoos and reptile breeders consume a week/month? I understand when talking about wholesale where talking about huge...

Yes silkmoths do not fly and im in the process of trying to breed some my self you can check out my progress on the silkworm 101 thread https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/silkworms-101.7906/ How are yours going?

UPDATE: I have had some make it to cocoons while others are still spinning I hope to have months in a few weeks if any one has any questions i'll be happy to answer to the best of my abilities thanks

Im in the process now I has started from eggs from mulberry farms and have made it to some cocoons so far I have taken some pics along the way

Couple updated pics I have been feeding them 2x daily at 8am and 8pm I cover them with mulberry leaves each feeding which are gone in about 3hrs! I'm thinking of adding and additional feeding maybe a midnight snack ;)

Thanks I have tried it again and let is cool at room temp the hornworms seem to like it much better at room temp than cold! Again thanks for your info

Did your hornworms actually eat it? I followed the simple recipe exactly and the worms I ordered worn go near this stuff what couple be wrong?

I've tried and followed this recipe EXACLY and the horn worms I got wont go near this home made chow. Have you actually had success with this recipe?

I have followed that recipe to a T with linseed oil and the hornworm i ordered from great lakes wont touch the stuff don know what I doing wrong?

I received my eggs and kept them at room temp (about 78 in my area) and they hatched in 8 days. Luckily its the spring so the mulberry trees in my area are in full bloom , soon as these guys hatched I chopped up some fresh mulberry leaves and they were eating. They are extremely small so far...

I believe the eggs must be shipped to you cold from the supplier. Once the eggs are removed from cold temps the process begins and theres no going back

Im so glad I found this thread, I just ordered some silk worm eggs and they should be arriving soon im really excited to watch the whole process take place. Im sure ill have many questions so ill be coming back to this thread frequently

GReat project. How long did your keep them in the fridge? From what I hear you have to keep them in the fridge for 1-2 months before incubating. Good luck!

This is why I got interested in silk worms the calcium and the protein numbers!

I just recently made a order of 500 eggs so hopefully they arrive this week. I think I may need to read threw this thread another 10x to make sure I got all the information:confused: LOTS of good info here. Im sure i'll be having lots of questions along the way. I just discovered the...

I recently ordered some eggs too so hopefully they arrive next week i'll give an update when they arrive :)