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Further research for the type of mulberry leaves, now I am pretty sure the dwarf black mulberry tree leave is not for silkworm. :( http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Stout84-t19.html I was going around suburbs and found most of them are black mulberry trees. Their leaves look a...

Pet shops around me are not selling chow. And I haven't heard people buy chow in Australia. I found some white mulberry trees in next suburb. I may just pick leaves from there. :P

Hi all, I tried again. 23/10, got 12 new worms, 6 plain 6 zebra. Separated them into 6 boxes. Always wear clean gloves when I change their bedding (kitchen towel). No sunlight, no heater, no electric blanket. Wash leaves before feeding them (I saw tiny bugs on some leaves, so better wash the...

I will study them Thank you

No, they haven't produced any silk. If they do, I should be able to see something between the leaves. And they don't move, so no 8-head movement. My last silk died this morning. :( I will buried him next to the mulberry tree. RIP :P

😢 That is hard. I will wear stenciled glove before I move them to a clean box then.

Hi to all silkworms experts, I need a lot of help, my silkworms never cocoon. I have been trying to raise silkworms in the last ten years, they all end up stop eating, stop moving, and starve to death. I have tried different mulberry trees and even grow my own to make sure there is no...

They are not ready yet. They haven't produced any silk and the body is not yellowish.

Humidity is pretty low here, between 30-60. And indoor temperature between 18-26 C. I put lid on at night to avoid them drying up. I will clean the box more often then. Lets see if they can survive. Thanks

Hi CamoChameleonsHuman, I know this post is a bit old, but I cannot find any other page is related, so, if you don't mind, I will like to keep posting here. I am in Sydney, it is October (spring) now. I have a six years old dwarf mulberry tree. I bought 30 silk worms three weeks ago. I keep...