Silkworm

 Silkworm

A cute little pet for you to feed and care for! They'll eat almost anything, but don't forget to give them water too. Use your wrench to change your pet's name.

Properties

This item never drops any seeds.
This item has special properties you can adjust with the Wrench.

Data

Type	Silkworm - Foreground
Chi	Unknown
Texture Type	Single
Collision Type	No Collision
Hardness	7 Hits 6 Hits Restores after 8s of inactivity.
Seed Color	#D9D9D9 #60C42E
Grow Time	1h 0m 0s
Default Gems Drop	N/A

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Growtopia Store
Purchase the Silkworm for 7,000 in the Growtopia Store.
"It's the newest cuddly pet from GrowTech Pharma! Thanks to genetic engineering, you can now raise your own giant mutant silkworm. They'll eat almost any food, but don't forget to give them water too! And if they get sick, you'll need to have some Antidotes on hand. Warning: Silkworms are living creatures. They will not live forever! Take good care of them and enjoy them while you can. Not available any other way!"
Every purchase will give 1 item.

The Silkworm is a non-solid animated foreground silkworm block which was added on the 1st of February, 2016 in the Silkworm update. One can be obtained from purchasing it in the store for 7,000 Gems.

Function

When first placed, the Silkworm will be grey by default, as in it will give Silk Threads - Grey when harvested. In order to change its color, it needs to be fed some food. Depending on the food, it will change its color slightly. For example, feeding it a Blueberry will make it slightly more blue. When the color of the Silkworm is pure, it won't produce grey silk threads.

After 48 hours, each Silkworm will randomly give 1-10 Silk Threads when harvested. Silkworms need to be constantly fed with food and water every day. A Silkworm may become sick if it is not properly fed. To cure it, one can use the Antidote.

A Silkworm may die of old age after living for approximately 20 days, or because it is left sick for too long. A Silkworm Soul may be used in order to revive it.

For more information regarding consumables and the colors they give to Silkworms, see the Silkworm Colors Guide.

Trivia

• Gruel and Water are the only items which can be used to feed a Silkworm that don't change its color.
• Giving a Silkworm Green Beer or Rotten Egg can also make it sick.
• At approximately 15 days of age, the Silkworm will reach an elderly stage and will have wrinkles.
• One can only feed a Silkworm in an area they have access to.
• Using a Spike Juice or an Experience Potion on a Silkworm will make it supercharged, which means that the next harvest will yield 10 Silk Threads.
• A Silkworm Toy can be used on a Silkworm, which will make it dance for a short while. The toy has a slight chance of breaking when used.
• Giving an inappropriate name to a Silkworm will cause it to be deleted.

Gallery

• The sprites of a Silkworm.
  The sprites of a Silkworm.
• A placed elderly Silkworm.
  A placed elderly Silkworm.