Silkworm food
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ReptileLove18
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this blog is really helpful for gutloading! im not sure if it has specific gutloading for silkworms but it is really informational 
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
when you click the link scroll to the top of the page im not sure how i ended up with the link to the bottom of the page but anyhow lol
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
when you click the link scroll to the top of the page im not sure how i ended up with the link to the bottom of the page but anyhow lol
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DavidBuchan
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The only food I've given mine is the chow.....and a few Dandelion leaves to make the chow last longer . So dandelion is ok, or mulberry leaves. I'm not sure if there is anything else.
. So dandelion is ok, or mulberry leaves. I'm not sure if there is anything else.
ReptileLove18
Established Member
what is the chow? i keep seeing it pop up! is it something you can make at home or you get it from a store?
pigglett79
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Once they are started on chow it is hard to get them to eat anything else. I have been able to get them to eat dandelion greens and carrot.
pigglett79
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The chow is made from mulberry leaves. You can buy it online from feeder suppliers like mulberry farms.
this blog is really helpful for gutloading! im not sure if it has specific gutloading for silkworms but it is really informational
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
when you click the link scroll to the top of the page im not sure how i ended up with the link to the bottom of the page but anyhow lol
Thank you, I will check it out
The only food I've given mine is the chow.....and a few Dandelion leaves to make the chow last longer
Where can I buy those leaves ?
sandrachameleon
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silkworms will eat chow, mullberry leaves, dandelion leaves, grape vine leaves, soft or thin-shaved carrot, and more.
You can make a paste (blender) from dandelion, grape vine leaves, mulberry leaves, mustard greens, basil, some steamed sweet potatoe, some cooked carrot, a little wheat germ, a dash of spirulina and a little pinch of brewers yeast. I found mine didnt take to this paste right away, but smearing it very thin on fresh dandelion leaves (which they were already accustomed to) a couple times did the trick.
(use up quickly -dont make too much - or use extra for hornworms, crickets and roaches )
You can make a paste (blender) from dandelion, grape vine leaves, mulberry leaves, mustard greens, basil, some steamed sweet potatoe, some cooked carrot, a little wheat germ, a dash of spirulina and a little pinch of brewers yeast. I found mine didnt take to this paste right away, but smearing it very thin on fresh dandelion leaves (which they were already accustomed to) a couple times did the trick.
(use up quickly -dont make too much - or use extra for hornworms, crickets and roaches )
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