Silkworms! :D

[Vibrant Chameleons]

This is my first batch of silkworms that I've ever tried to hatch and raise. 99% of the 1000 eggs hatched and no die offs so far! Sorting silkies is fun isn't it? haha

 

[John33871]

so they just stay on the food? where did you get that plastic net like things at? they also look very nice

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

so they just stay on the food? where did you get that plastic net like things at? they also look very nice

It's used for weaving in crafts. I cut it to size and then stapled it to the back of a picture frame. I got both items at the local dollar store. I have made big ones and little ones. I'll be putting these in a rubbermaid drawer. Each with different sizes of worms. This is my first hatching and I'll start 1000 more eggs in a week so I always have silkies on the go for all 14 of my chameleons

When the silkies are young, they'd fall right through this, but screen door mesh would work for new born silkies better. I find this system just makes it easier to clean up the frass that falls through it.

 

[cowchick]

Very smart idea Derrick! Looks good to me!

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

Very smart idea Derrick! Looks good to me!

Thanks Steph

 

[John33871]

wow 14 chameleons, sometimes i feel overworked by one, lol. very cool by the way. ill go look at the dollar store for those. thanks!

 

[davemailcall]

What kind of food are you giving them?

I also thought about raising silkies. I live in an apartment so my big question is....Do they smell bad??? I have silkies here, but they are in cups in my fridge and I'm not raising them. I don't want to stink up a place thats not mine and that I have a deposit on! Also the reason why I don't raise crickets...I could just see getting blamed for a cricket infestion (even if it wasn't me!)

 

[Electric]

just wait until they start releasing turds that are too big to fall through the canvas..gets a bit messier at that point lol

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

just wait until they start releasing turds that are too big to fall through the canvas..gets a bit messier at that point lol

At some point I'm sure that will happen, but with 14 chameleons being fed, these silkies won't last long.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

What kind of food are you giving them?

I also thought about raising silkies. I live in an apartment so my big question is....Do they smell bad??? I have silkies here, but they are in cups in my fridge and I'm not raising them. I don't want to stink up a place thats not mine and that I have a deposit on! Also the reason why I don't raise crickets...I could just see getting blamed for a cricket infestion (even if it wasn't me!)

They don't smell at all. They are easy to raise and keep alive. Also very easy to feed off as you stick a few the the inside of the screen cage