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Python_Princess87
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Hey Silkwormcity,
Got my silkies today!! Thanks, they are in fantastic condition and much bigger then i anticipated which is fantastic for Gizmo (my dragon). He loves them and loves you too!!
Anyways just a quick question. If they do breed and have eggs, am I meant to keep them in the fridge till next year? Is that how is works? Not sure how the breeding cycle works even though you sent my a information sheet.
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Got my silkies today!! Thanks, they are in fantastic condition and much bigger then i anticipated which is fantastic for Gizmo (my dragon). He loves them and loves you too!!
Anyways just a quick question. If they do breed and have eggs, am I meant to keep them in the fridge till next year? Is that how is works? Not sure how the breeding cycle works even though you sent my a information sheet.
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Python_Princess87
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Thanks Falconyi. I just can't believe they are kept alive for a whole year as an egg in cold conditions. It's weird how nature works!
SilkwormCity
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Hey Python_Princess87
If the climate is OK you can leave the eggs to hatch again this year - it takes a couple of weeks - I'm not sure exactly how long as I put mine in the fridge until the next year. This artificial "winter" is important to a successful hatching and links in with the mulberry trees losing their leaves over winter - so they have a summer lifecycle. It's great to be able to only take out how many you want to hatch - and 7 to 14 days later you have little black babies. Just think - you are part of an ancient practice of raising silkworms - originating centuries ago in Japan and China! To get a good number of moths and thus eggs, I would keep at least 15-20 silkworms to go to cocoon. There is no guarantee though as sometimes you get lots of males or lots of female moths, but even 1 or 2 females can make it worth it as they can lay a couple of hundred eggs each. And remember - you can feed the moths to your dragons after they've given you some eggs for next year!
Happy breeding - would love to hear how you go.
If the climate is OK you can leave the eggs to hatch again this year - it takes a couple of weeks - I'm not sure exactly how long as I put mine in the fridge until the next year. This artificial "winter" is important to a successful hatching and links in with the mulberry trees losing their leaves over winter - so they have a summer lifecycle. It's great to be able to only take out how many you want to hatch - and 7 to 14 days later you have little black babies. Just think - you are part of an ancient practice of raising silkworms - originating centuries ago in Japan and China! To get a good number of moths and thus eggs, I would keep at least 15-20 silkworms to go to cocoon. There is no guarantee though as sometimes you get lots of males or lots of female moths, but even 1 or 2 females can make it worth it as they can lay a couple of hundred eggs each. And remember - you can feed the moths to your dragons after they've given you some eggs for next year!
Happy breeding - would love to hear how you go.
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