silkworms dying?

[nguyen_inc]

I am not sure but I think my silkworms are slowly dying....... Half of them are getting stiff and their head are pocking out. Even when I touch their heads, they still dont pull back their heads. Can anyone help me with this?

[ChristinaM]

how big are they?
what r u feeding them?
temperature?

[nguyen_inc]

sorry, they are all about an inch and a half, they have the mixture food 24/7, and the temp. is about 80

[Big_V]

They do better in a cooler place from my experiences. Maybe thats a contributing factor.
Cheers, Ryan

[wyz]

Check the humididy.. if you leave them 24/7 with food at 80 degrees, your container needs to have lots of holes because if too much humidity stays in there, they're gonna die.


WYZ

[nguyen_inc]

I found out what was wrong... They were just shedding hahaha. at the end only one died. :) Their box has vents on the side.