Silkworm Storage

[RiftPoint]

Anyone know the best way to keep silkworms for a while (or even how long they'll last)? I have two almost full pods from Mulberry farms that my cham didn't go through before he passed away this weekend and it's going to be at least a few weeks before I seriously consider getting another.

I have a post up in the classifieds offering them up for anyone around where I live or work, but no takers so far, so I'm trying to figure out what to do with them so they don't go to waste...

 

[Blink]

So sorry to hear that you lost you cham. I keep my silkworms in a shallow plastic Tupperware. They don't crawl out, at least for me, until they want to make a cocoon, as long as you keep them with a steady supply of chow. I clean out the webbing and poo daily. Mine have lasted quite a while this way, with only one death. The thing is, silkworms' lifespans are generally quite short, so even if you kept them healthy and alive for a while, they would most likely already be cocoons or moths by the time you got a chance you feed them off. You could decrease their heat and not feed them quite as much, but this would only slightly delay the process. They're only larvae for a month tops.

 

[nick barta]

Birds would like them…

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[MelissaB]

Birds would like them…

CHEERS!

Nick

^ Second this! I fed some extra silkworms to a fledgeling robin, last year. It was the cutest thing ever! I tossed one out, about 4 feet from him, and he eyed it up and then pounced.

 

[Blink]

I feed bugs that my cham can't or won't eat to our chickens. They love em!