What materials will I need for silkworm breeding?

[BenjiTheCham]

Im trying to get a list out together for what I’m going to need. I mostly just want to know what you guys use in terms of housing the small babies, adult caterpillars, and moths. What sizes would be required for these and what is the cheapest way to house them.

 

[CrisBruns]

The thread below might have some helpful info for you.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/posting-my-silkworm-experience.168402/page-5#post-1481459

 

[BenjiTheCham]

The thread below might have some helpful info for you.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/posting-my-silkworm-experience.168402/page-5#post-1481459

Thx

 

[MissSkittles]

I use plastic shoe totes for all stages, except hatching. I hatch in either a shallow deli cup or small Tupperware. Move & keep them in shoe tote with paper towel liner. Start with them & food at one end and slowly move them to other clean end. When needed, I change the liner. When they start looking fat and have the pulsing vein, I move them to another tote with toilet paper tubes to cocoon in. Remove the cocoons and place in a cleaned tote with wax paper liner where they hatch and get busy.