ColorCham427
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What exactly happens to mulberry chow when it's out of date? I've had my powder stored in the fridge for over 8 months...
Does the chow not cook right?
Does the chow not cook right?
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Malicious
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I would almost guarentee it would spoil. Mulberry Farms claims it has a 1 month shelf life after preperation (refrigerated of course). Silks die from germs/bacteria at the drop of a hat, as the have a really weak immune system. I would not risk feeding it off and just toss it.
-Jay
EDIT: I missed the fact that it was un-cooked!! My appoligies.
If it is uncooked I see no problems if it sat that long.
-Jay
EDIT: I missed the fact that it was un-cooked!! My appoligies.
If it is uncooked I see no problems if it sat that long.
Champhibians
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Powered will stay good for years as long as you keep it closed up in the fridge.
ColorCham427
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I've had this powder for over 8 months, tightly sealed. Thanks guys.
Eric Adrignola
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OK, I admit - I don't take things at face value all the time - I mess with htings, experiment...etc.
The guy at mulberry told me once that I might try not cooking the chow, as cooking it may degrade its nutritional content... he did say it was a risk because of bacteria, etc.
However, I do not cook it any longer - add hot water to consistency, and that's it. Works fine.
I knew I had some spare chow lying around. It was an opened container -not even closed. Had been in my garage for over 2 years, open. I mixed it with hot water, and fed it off. No problems. I don't breed the things, so growign them to full size and feeding them all off is all I needed to do - worked fine.
Dry food might go bad, but it is unlikely to get spoiled by bacteria. Bacteria will not grow if it's dry. Bacterial spores can contaminate it - but they won't grow until it's moistened.
I don't order silkowrms enough to warrant new chow all the time. In fact, I still have a little bit of the stuff, still opened, and now over 4 years old. Next time I order some silkworms, I'll use this on some of them to see what happenes!
The guy at mulberry told me once that I might try not cooking the chow, as cooking it may degrade its nutritional content... he did say it was a risk because of bacteria, etc.
However, I do not cook it any longer - add hot water to consistency, and that's it. Works fine.
I knew I had some spare chow lying around. It was an opened container -not even closed. Had been in my garage for over 2 years, open. I mixed it with hot water, and fed it off. No problems. I don't breed the things, so growign them to full size and feeding them all off is all I needed to do - worked fine.
Dry food might go bad, but it is unlikely to get spoiled by bacteria. Bacteria will not grow if it's dry. Bacterial spores can contaminate it - but they won't grow until it's moistened.
I don't order silkowrms enough to warrant new chow all the time. In fact, I still have a little bit of the stuff, still opened, and now over 4 years old. Next time I order some silkworms, I'll use this on some of them to see what happenes!
