Raise live silkmoths with this kit!
Available year-round (weather permitting)
Item code: 40-001
Restrictions are in place for the delivery of this product.
This product can only be shipped to addresses in United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey.
See the fascinating lifecycle of the silkworm when you raise live silkmoths with this kit.
Your educational Silkworm kit includes:
- 10-20 eggs
- Prepared silkworm food (must be refrigerated)
- Plastic silkworm tub
- Mesh x2 sizes
- Forceps
- Silkworm kit guide
The eggs can take 7-21 days to hatch and should be kept somewhere warm but out of direct sunlight at around 24 degrees celsius. Allow 9-12 weeks to complete the cycle, moth lifespan approx. 2 weeks.
The silkworms will require feeding multiple times a day once they start growing!
Adult supervision required.
Please note: The silkworms or moths cannot be released into nature. We are not able to dispatch this product if the weather is too cold.
Delivery to UK only
Price: £42.98 incl VAT (£35.82 ex VAT)
Unfortunately, we do not sell the eggs and food separately. The tubs for the silkworms we provide is about the size of a takeaway container, but a little deeper!