Hi folks: what is the duration your silkworms take to start cacooning? And do you see the same worms from the same hatching grow at etreemly different rates ever? Thanks-Maggie
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Silkworm growth rate question
shopaholic
Jan 12, 2004 07:54 PM
Replies (2)
jdany
Jan 12, 2004 10:59 PM
Yes, some of the worms will be larger than others, within the same hatching.
Growth-rates are different for everyone. It depends on how warm you keep them, and how much you feed them.
You can take hatchlings to cocoons in as little as a month.
If you have any other questions, I'd be more than happy to help out.
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Joe
- www.silkwormfarm.com-
shopaholic
Jan 13, 2004 12:50 AM
Hi Thanks for your help! Well, my silks had hatched on Dec. 8-10. Some are near 3 inches and most are about 1&1/2 inches and there are a few that look like the rest did at 1 week old just 1/2 inch. I thought maybe they were sick or something to be that different in size. Thanks-Maggie
