Squishy silkies!

[jonpat83]

I got 25 silkworms just over a week ago, I have been growing them on before feeding them but I only have 16 left now. Every few days some more just go squishy and brown and I don't know why, has anyone else had this?

 

[Will Hayward]

-How & where are you keeping them?
-What & how much and how often are you feeding them?
-What size are they?
-Do they turn slightly yellowish and then look a bit wrinkly? or do they turn brown and liquidy.

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

sound like a bacterial infection
lower humidity
change your food
clean hands and try not to contaminate others
move only healthy ones to new container

 

[Will Hayward]

So much for finding the cause of the problem before a suggestion... Hah.

 

[AncientCritters]

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-Do they turn slightly yellowish and then look a bit wrinkly?

Ive seen this happen before. What is the cause of this?

 

[Will Hayward]

Ive seen this happen before. What is the cause of this?

They do this before spinning their cocoon and pupating.

 

[jonpat83]

They go brown and squishy and then die a little after that. They have a gradient of 70 upto 85 degrees in their enclosure, they get new worm chow every second day or sooner if needed. I've just moved them into a mesh cage today as I think they may have been getting to much humidity where they were before.