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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    Further research for the type of mulberry leaves, now I am pretty sure the dwarf black mulberry tree leave is not for silkworm. :( http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Stout84-t19.html I was going around suburbs and found most of them are black mulberry trees. Their leaves look a...
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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    Pet shops around me are not selling chow. And I haven't heard people buy chow in Australia. I found some white mulberry trees in next suburb. I may just pick leaves from there. :P
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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    Hi all, I tried again. 23/10, got 12 new worms, 6 plain 6 zebra. Separated them into 6 boxes. Always wear clean gloves when I change their bedding (kitchen towel). No sunlight, no heater, no electric blanket. Wash leaves before feeding them (I saw tiny bugs on some leaves, so better wash the...
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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    No, they haven't produced any silk. If they do, I should be able to see something between the leaves. And they don't move, so no 8-head movement. My last silk died this morning. :( I will buried him next to the mulberry tree. RIP :P
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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    😢 That is hard. I will wear stenciled glove before I move them to a clean box then.
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    5th instar silkworms, stop eating, not making silk, starve to death (Australia)

    Hi to all silkworms experts, I need a lot of help, my silkworms never cocoon. I have been trying to raise silkworms in the last ten years, they all end up stop eating, stop moving, and starve to death. I have tried different mulberry trees and even grow my own to make sure there is no...
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    What is wrong with my silkworm eggs?

    They are not ready yet. They haven't produced any silk and the body is not yellowish.
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    What is wrong with my silkworm eggs?

    Humidity is pretty low here, between 30-60. And indoor temperature between 18-26 C. I put lid on at night to avoid them drying up. I will clean the box more often then. Lets see if they can survive. Thanks
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    What is wrong with my silkworm eggs?

    Hi CamoChameleonsHuman, I know this post is a bit old, but I cannot find any other page is related, so, if you don't mind, I will like to keep posting here. I am in Sydney, it is October (spring) now. I have a six years old dwarf mulberry tree. I bought 30 silk worms three weeks ago. I keep...
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