Silkies

[Baksmurf]

I just hatched my first batch of silk worms and have the food I got from coastal silkworms. My question is is this food good enough for gutloading? I have dry gutload from smcnary and lots of dandelion greens that are untreated with pesticide. Should I mix everything or just stick with the food that came with them.

 

[ir0k]

from what I've read they only will eat mulberry leaves or a mulberry feed. I always get the mulberry chow when I order some silkies and it lasts just about as long as the advertisement says

 

[Psychobunny]

The hatchlings will only eat the mulberry stuff, and you have to put them ON it!! They will not crawl far to find their food.

 

[MelissaB]

I've been using the cut-the-corner-off-the-baggie trick, and piping out little noodles of silkworm chow. It works great. They end up with dry food jungle gyms, so the poop falls to the bottom. I haven't touched them or moved them at all, and so far no die off. I just add more food over the top, and they move up. Once they get a little bigger, I'll move them to a shoebox sized sterlite box with gutter guard, but for now, I'm very pleased with how it's going. Good luck with your silkies.

 

[kdc5019]

Cutting off the corner of baggies is the way to go!