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after about a month i finally got worms, i gave up and then i looked in the tanks and there about 100 with many more coming out everytime we look.

if you want tips let me know

I accidently threw out my first batch of babies thinking that the honey/bran was molding. I didn't realize that the silky mass was a baby mine until another one showed up and I inspected it more closely. It wasn't mold. It was silk. Doh! LOL!

thats what i thought also, i thought "cool look at all the worms, but darn i have to throw them out because of all that mold" then i look and thought a spider had gotten in there and taken over the tub. i've taken all teh worms put them in 1 gallon masson jars, seem more managable.

now for questions, why do the big ones make the " little tube" and hang out in it? how long after they appear till they turn to moths again?

Moths spin a silk cocoon around themselves to hide while in their defenseless pupae state. Most moths spin a brownish cocoon to blend in with the dying leaves of fall so that they are safe from predators for the winter. The layer of silk and air pocket inside also helps regulate humidity. If they dry out before they emerge as a moth, they're toast.

It takes approximately 14-18 days for the moths to emerge once they pupate.