Feeder keeping guide. These instructions concern the identified insects. They do not constitute a complete chameleon diet or a supplement schedule.

Mulberry is the starting point

Silkworms (Bombyx mori) are moth larvae. Carolina’s culture instructions use mulberry leaves or a prepared silkworm diet. Do not substitute a general cricket or roach food.

Young larvae need suitable tender leaves; older larvae have different handling and space needs. Follow the instructions for the life stage and diet you actually receive.

Source: Carolina’s silkworm culture sheet.

Check the culture every day

  • Check that food remains available and suitable to eat.
  • Remove waste and deteriorating food with clean tools.
  • Allow enough space as larvae grow; record molts and changes in feeding.
  • Follow the prepared-diet maker’s handling and storage instructions.

Source: Carolina’s culture handling guidance.

Record the batch, not a nutrition promise

Keep supplier, arrival date, larval size, diet product or leaf source and changes in the culture together. This page does not claim that silkworms are a complete diet or replace calcium, UVB or an individualized feeding plan.

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Sources for this page

Created 26 September 2026. Reviewed 26 September 2026, America/New_York. Source publication dates are preserved separately above. This educational page has not received a completed veterinary review. Research-in-progress sections retain their stated limitations.