Silkworm eggs are hatching real slow

Cap10Squirty

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So I received 500 "zebra" silkworm eggs last week Wednesday and yesterday 2 little silkworms hatched out, and this morning another 2...I read somewhere that they will hatch within 24 hours of each other....so does anyone else have any advice on what to do? Keep playing the waiting game? I've kept the eggs in a room that is kept at 80 F.
 
Well I spoke too soon. Another 6 have hatched for a total of 10. I'm guessing they'll start exploding here in the next few hours!
 
83 eggs have hatched so far. A few have committed suicide by digging too far into the wet food, or maybe they were trampled by the bigger guys haha.

I have a lot of chow, but would like to test out some dandelion leaves. At what age should I offer the dandelion leaves (or how big should the silkworms be?)
 
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