silkworms seem to go through "mock" trials of cocooning a few days before they actually do it, which gives you a chance to start preparing. They start laying strands on everything which can be annoying when your trying to clean their cage. Even though they cant see I put objects for them to "cocoon within" for them to explore, toilet paper rolls and egg cartons seemed to be their favorite. I would simply lay them on the floor of their "apartment for them to climb on.
Once they do actually cocoon I wait for them to have a decent setup (about 20-25 hrs of cocoon webbing strung together) and then I'd remove them from the others.
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| silkworms really liked toilet paper rolls to cocoon in |
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| This silkworm chose a stick to cocoon on, if you look closely you can see the strand of silk! |
cocooning silkworm
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