Jodi... Silkworms are a very nutritious alternative food source for any herp. I find them fairly easy but labor intensive to raise, and even get to breed, but only if they are kept scrupulously clean. Most folks just tend to let them stay on their feces (they create a lot), adding new food on top of the mess. They smell and often die prematurely in that environment. They rarely survive long enough to spin cocoons, morph and lay eggs. The way I was instructed, and successfully got moths and eggs from, was to daily move the worms from the dirty container onto fresh leaves in a clean container. With worms that are less than one to two weeks old, that is virtually impossible with my fingers! I was instructed to use a fine artist's brush. It works, but is tedious. Certainly, folks that simply wish to have worms to feed without breeding can get away with the lazy way, but I personally don't want to feed worms kept on their own feces to my animals.
J Aherns wrote: > > Pat, What i ment was in the cups(the way I got my) the > mullberry food was coverd in silkworm poop and the > silkworms were to maybe the supplier was just a dirty > person just did it the one time. I could be wrong.They > might not be a dirty food source. > > ===== > Best regards, > Jodi > The Ground Gecko Freak -- Doug Johnston http://pages.sbcglobal.net/scubadug ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
