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Anyone here keep silkworms

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  • #21
Joseph,

Mulberry is considered a noxious here so you can not get our hands on them. (Of course it seems everything is illegal here including my very obviously captive bred snake because it is of a species that is native to the state, but I digress.) Going with the chow is fine for me right now, depending on how things go I might shot to get my hands on mulberry later.

Rattler,

The isopods were going to be for the A. morletii I had. Unfortunatly they all expired so...
 
  • #22
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera), a relative of Mulberry, that is native to the USA is also a viable food for silkworms. Perhaps you could grow them, or have some you can harvest foliage from
 
  • #23
I was not aware that the Osage orange was a viable food source. I think I have one near the community pond. I will have to check. Thanks for that tip.
 
  • #25
I've read every page on there about how to make silk. Looks easy enough to me.

If I was into crafts I'd like to do that.
 
  • #26
Easy? You can do it, but selling it at competetive prices would be difficult.
Remember the forgotton, long gone american silk industry.
 
  • #27
If I did do it I wouldn't sell it lol. I'd make miniature Wizard hats for male sugar gliders.

Lmao, man I'm cracking up over here lmao! Oooh boy lol oh my chest hurts lmao

Lol, I never knew we had a silk industry. Hey maybe the sack Georgie Porchie crawled out of is what put an end to the industry lmao

Oh my head lmao
 
  • #28
Thats why we have gypsy moths- an attempt to breed a better silkworm for the americas[gone wrong]. Google american silk industry
 
  • #29
Thanks Chrono, that link had some really funny stuff in it. I am still laughing.
 
  • #30
Lol, no problem. I liked the "vegetarian piranha" comment. :p

I've raises polyphemous(sp?) moths before and when I see all those caterpillars in those containers the only thing that goes through my head is... "Think of all the poop!" xD
 
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