camimom
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Holy Hornworms!
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sdheli420
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ahhhhhahahaha..yeah i think they shoot up with roids....LOL
i was barely able to feed off my batch before they "hulk'ed" on me!!
p.s. ever have one whip around and bite you?? lol not that bad but now i grab them like poisonous snakes to not get bit!!!
camimom
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ahhhhhahahaha..yeah i think they shoot up with roids....LOL
i was barely able to feed off my batch before they "hulk'ed" on me!!
mulberry farms must put roids in the silkworm chow....
seriously.. these frickers are thicker than my thumb.
I think they are too big for Kink, but he loves them.. chomps them down immediately.
mychamtini112012
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So I dont think I'll be buying those suckers for Tini. They'll be bigger then her head! Lol.
sdheli420
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yeah they are small when you get them..i get the "smalls" or medium, in your case stick with the small..but they take about 2-3 weeks and 70 degrees to reach full growth..you can keep them cooler, but they will die off if too cold, just like silkies..but then again silkworms are a great worm too and dont grow like the hulk after you angered him..
mychamtini112012
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Oh okay. Lol. I'm ordering more food soon so shell gain some weight.
I think I get to keep her now too.
I think I get to keep her now too.
sdheli420
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Oh okay. Lol. I'm ordering more food soon so shell gain some weight.
I think I get to keep her now too.
sweeeet!!!
camimom
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Oh okay. Lol. I'm ordering more food soon so shell gain some weight.
I think I get to keep her now too.
Yay!
and they are great for treat feeders. I feed off one a day.
and if you keep them a bit cooler. (no refridgeration) then they wont grow so fast.
reptoman
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I'm on my 2nd batch of hornworm eggs from some I bought at Mulberry 4 months ago. They are much easier to breed than I previously thought. I have 50 eggs so far in the last 2 days and thats 4 days after the moths emerged. The life cycle is really quick compared to other feeders. These eggs will hatch in 5 days and be 4 inch hornworms in about 4 weeks then I'll do it all over again. I love free feeders! All it cost me was a $1.79 tomato plant from Lowes.
camimom
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im hoping to breed them.
but this is my first time with trying sooo. not so sure how its going to work out.
right now i have the big fat ones with 24/7 food and sitting in a plastic bin.... no lid...
so heres hoping..
not really sure waht else to do...
and i want to try to breed my silkworms to but they are still babies,, none over an inch long, so thats a bit of time off. haha
Whatcamo
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The thing I was told about them to take out part of the guessing is take the ones you plan on breeding and put their food on a piece of wax paper just big enough for the food and place that on top of 6"+ damp loose top soil and then they'll just burry and pupate when they're ready
camimom
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hmmm i ddintknow they dig down..
good to know..
will get some tomorrow..
can i use that brick of eco earth from petsmart? after hydrating it first. of course.
reptoman
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I just used a plastic sterilite tub about 6"x12"x6" deep and put sphagnum peat moss slightly damp about 4" deep. Put the worms in the peatmoss and they will bury themselves once they realize there is no food left for them. It takes around 30 days for them to emerge as moths. I also put them in my adult panther cages occasionally so they can be fed off when they come out. All my males love hawkmoths.
Here is a glimpse of my setup. Its working really well. I had around 25 huge hornworms left that were too big to feed for the latest batch.
http://youtu.be/VF0z8Sc3Rco
Here is a glimpse of my setup. Its working really well. I had around 25 huge hornworms left that were too big to feed for the latest batch.
http://youtu.be/VF0z8Sc3Rco
camimom
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how do i know when to stop feeding them? so that they dig and pupate. i dont want to stop feeding them too early.
