Food alternatives for silk worms

[nightanole]

query; How do i keep silk worms alive as long as possible with the least amount of mulberry chow? My crew is not burning thru them as fast as estimated so i needs to "pause" the worms. Can i just keep them at 65-68 and do carrots one day and mullberry the next day? Or maybe 65-68 and feed every 3 days?

I managed to keep the horn worms alive on bug burger and 65-68 for 3 weeks after they ran out of chow, but i dont think silkies eat bug burger. They are munching on the food processed carrots pretty good.

 

[pigglett79]

You can withhold food for a day at a time to try to slow them down. You might also be able to get them to eat greens such as dandelion greens.

 

[carol5208]

John at Coastal Silkworms told me they can go for up to a week without food. Not that it is recomended but they will not die if not fed for awhile. I feed mine the chow about every other day or so when I want to slow them down or am running low on chow. Sandrachameleon says dandelion leaves and shaved carrots. They cannot be sustained on this though I don't believe, it is more a fill in for the mulbery.

 

[nightanole]

They are nibbling on chopped up hibiscus leaves. They look like they are as enthusiastic about it as a 3 year old and a green bean, but they are nibbling.

 

[ClubFauna]

You can fridge them to slow down their growing and eating proces.. But do not do this for more than 1 consecutive day.