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Flacherie.. Although while this was going on, it did make me think of the COVID 19 pandemic; incubation period for infection, separating and quarantining the sick from the well, sterilizing their living space, and the fact that just when everything looked ok several more fall ill or die in a day...

@redhorse, I also read in a book that flacherie also comes from mold exposure. I find that when I consulted different sites, some mentioned things that others did not. Even the book I got had a few details that other sources may have not specified. From personal experience, I learned that...

@redhorse, it looks like you have mould in picture #3. You need to get those worms out of there. This happened to me. They were exposed and they all got flacherie and died, except three. It takes a week before the symptoms come. Keep them away from the others. How do you affect the colour of...

They are looking great, Redhorse.

Before they cocoon, they will do a gut dump. All caterpillars do that, so internal food rot will not be an issue. When I fed chow only, it was a discolored poop with a bit of a wet spot. When I fed mulberry leaves, it was a very messy wet splat. When I had Swallowtails, it was a huge green wet...

@dinomom when "holy shit" doesn't quite cover it.

Congratulations @MissSkittles, they are cute. I would like to share some photos too,: 1. The head capsule is hanging from his face 2. A silkworm just after molting to the fifth instar. I never catch them in the act.

Admittedly, I only read the title of this thread. I know that in this forum they are cham food. Even so, I still find it helpful to read about raising silkworms in this forum, regardless of what the ultimate goal is. I'm only explaining why I would care enough to dig the little guy out. I still...

Wow! A Giant Swallowtail!!:love: That's amazing!

I never said that I fed them to a lizard. Actually, my first generation came from a pet store / someone breeding feeders, but I brought them home to live. Mine are not food, they are my pets. I had a few Swallowtail caterpillars in the last few years, which is where my fondness of Lepidoptera...

I guess that depends on how you feel about them. For me, they are not just bugs. It's like telling a dog owner "it's" just a dog, there's a difference in perspective. Now, I know some are going to say that a dog and a silkworm aren't the same thing, and I know that. But what I'm saying is that...

@redhorse, yes I know that they shed the head capsule each time. I've seen those discarded. I am suspicious of that one in the picture because I am not sure if I am seeing a part of his body behind it, or if it is just chow. I am worried that it's a stuck caterpillar. I suggested a tooth pick...

Hey Redhorse, about that head you speak of in the first pic, perhaps it is worth verifying that it's a discarded head and not a baby who sank into the chow. I look at that pic and have a feeling that it could be someone stuck in the chow. I hope I'm wrong. I've read someone who had a baby sink...

Understandable. I just couldn't get it to work. We named that male after my brother-in-law.

OMG, so that IS common? It happened to one of my first generation moths! I did see her tapping him on the abdomen long before she died. He still kept going even though she was dead! I tried to separate them, but I'm not experienced in doing so, thus I had to let him finish....half a day or so...

Those are great pictures! I look forward to seeing more. I love how fuzzy they are at this instar. You will find that they make little silk "safety lines" and you may see them walk along those as well. It'll be all over the place. One time, a baby silkworm climbed up on my fingernail, I...

No problem I love talking about them. So, my first time hatching, I had taken around 90-100 eggs out of the fridge. They were in diapause, so I stored them in the fridge. It took around 17 days before the first hatchling appeared. I ended up getting five one day, three the next, another five...

Beautiful pictures! Congratulations! You're lucky, yours seem to be all hatching together whist mine were more of a gradual rollout.

Well, I can't name each and every one, but the ones who I can distinguish from others often do get named. Star started out all willing but after a day or so, she was like ''ok, get off me''. She tried to climb away, I saw her periodically kicking him with her back leg. I've noticed that...

I wanted to say it yesterday, but wasn't sure if I should. I do not think you should have the chow in there until they start hatching. It dries out, and even if it doesn't, it may not stay good for days on end. I'm not sure adding additional water is okay, either. One time, I got prepared chow...