What is silkworm chow?

Answer 1

Steps: Get mulberry leaves.

Rinse the leaves in cold water, and make sure there are no bugs or anything else on them. A small amount of gloss is natural.

Chop the leaves into small bits, or find some other method.

Allow chopped scraps (they should be as fine as you can get them) to dry.

Grind them up into powder.

Take some leaf-stuff, and mix with some water, and a drop or two of food coloring.

Continue to feed worms the same color, or their silk may not come out that color in the end.

AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD...

(Picks up after step two.) Grind leaves into pulp with mortar and pestle, or similar instruments.

Drop a few drops of food coloring in.

Shape into little cakes.

Let dry.

Here are some tips:

• Consistency of water, leaves, and food coloring should not be too wet or too dry, almost like dough. You should be able to shape it into a rectangle without it being weird.
• Do not mix too much color with mush.
• Feeding this only once will not help dye silk.
• Feeding this when worms have completed their last molt may save you all the trouble, and have the same effect as when you feed them this their whole wormy lives.

Hope this helped :)