stuff at the bottom of silkworm set up
- Thread starter John33871
- Start date
Chameleons Northwest
Avid Member
What I think you are asking about is called "plastic canvas". It is an arts&crafts item used for yarn needlecraft. It is stiff plastic with holes for the waste to fall through. It is very washable, and makes keeping silkworms a breeze. I purchased mine at walmart, but believe it could be purchased at any craft store, or fabric store. For the smaller silk worms you will need to place a layer of screen fabric over the plastic canvas, or else the worms will fall through.
lele
Avid Member
There are 2 different kinds. The type that is referred to in the article on chameleonnews.com is, as gesang said, plastic canvas and can be found at any store that has a craft section (or a craft store). it comes in #10 mesh or #7 (10 holes per square inch or 7/sq. in). You want 7 (more common) it comes in a few different sizes (and lots of colors! see link), too but the larger are harder to find. I line my roach and cricket tank bottoms with 2 layers of it and the frass falls thru - keeps them cleaner a lot longer!
The mesh that you find in the hornworm and silkworm pods you get from Coastal and Mulberry Farms is Plastic Hardware Cloth.
The frass does not fall thru once the caterpillars get larger, but it still makes for easy cleanup. Hope this helps!.
lele
The mesh that you find in the hornworm and silkworm pods you get from Coastal and Mulberry Farms is Plastic Hardware Cloth.
The frass does not fall thru once the caterpillars get larger, but it still makes for easy cleanup. Hope this helps!.
lele
Jeweledchameleons
Avid Member
I've tried to use a small mesh wire screen found at home depot
it's not perfect as the larger and medium sized worms can make their way
to the underside and drop down into my catch tray
I've also noticed how they'll nibble upon the wire from time to time.
since I don't know what that wire is an alloy of
I'm not going to recommend that other people use any such thing.
But this leads to my question.
with the craft stitch canvas won't the silkies also try to consume that
has anyone else noticed any middling?
I would hate to poison my chams with heavy metals
but I would also hate to feed them plastics too.
it's not perfect as the larger and medium sized worms can make their way
to the underside and drop down into my catch tray
I've also noticed how they'll nibble upon the wire from time to time.
since I don't know what that wire is an alloy of
I'm not going to recommend that other people use any such thing.
But this leads to my question.
with the craft stitch canvas won't the silkies also try to consume that
has anyone else noticed any middling?
I would hate to poison my chams with heavy metals
but I would also hate to feed them plastics too.
