Silkworms too large?

[Rosie42892]

Well, I have recently bought silkworms from both Mulberry Farms and Coastal Silkworms. The Mulberry Farm silkies were very healthy, and were the size I ordered, small, at .25 to .5 inches long. I ordered the same size from Coastal Silkworms, and I recieved in total 300 silkies that were in average 1.5 inches long, some closer to 1 inch, but almost all 1.5 inches long. I have a 5 Month old Panther and these are simply too big. Has anyone else had this problem with coastal? Also, anyone in the New England area need larger silkies? I just can not feed them.

 

[summoner12]

your guy should handle the 1.5" worms just fine. they are soft and will go down the hatch pretty easily. just keep an eye on him while he is eating.

 

[pantherlover]

not common, but maybe he just doesnt like them. agreed, 1.5 inch should be no problem for him to eat. maybe better luck with some smaller supers or some butters?

 

[pantherlover]

does he like the little ones?

 

[Rosie42892]

He LOVES the little ones. The silkies are his favorite. I'm just paranoid about him choking. These guys are pretty big :/