Hornworm Breeding Journey PICTURES
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JlaPinska
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i'm worried i will get eggs and they won't hatch. but everything i researched said to keep the eggs moist, and 80-85 degrees and they hatch in 3-5 days
i hope they hatch for you!
if i pull this off i will be the only hornworm breeder in my state
So I got up this morning and fed both chams some crickets like I do every morning, checked on the hornworm cage and still no moths. Go check my calendar and tomorrow will be 4 weeks since the first 2 pupated. I get ready and head down to the reptile expo I go to every month to get feeders. My brother and I talk to several venders for a couple hours and decide to head home. Got home at 1pm and take my crickets to the garage to put them in the cage and look dow in the hornworm cage and there sit 2 moths just hanging out. Have not seen them eat yet so im going to go buy a couple more hummingbird feeders to put at different levels in the cage so they will have the best chance of finding the nectar.
JlaPinska
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i'm buying this http://www.rainbowmealworms.net/chameleon-sampler-pack/
and it will help me get my hornworm and my dubia colony started
and it will help me get my hornworm and my dubia colony started
So far I have collected over 400 eggs and the first ones started hatching this morning. Took about 6 days for them to start hatching. Now gonna have tomfigure out what tomdo with them all. Next time im going to pupate 50 instead of 14 I already have a few people wanting them to feed to their bearded dragons and leopard geckos.
JlaPinska
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holy crap that is a lot.there is a site that sells the cups really cheap you could start filling them up a dozen at a time to sell. i read you just put about 15 eggs per cup and they hatch out into it and start eating. http://www.greatlakeshornworm.com/hornworm-supplies.html the cups are really, really cheap
Well I have about 100 worms about an inch long, perfect for feeding my small veiled, another 3-400 at about a 1/4". Im set for a few weeks on hornworms then it all starts again. Next time im going to let 40-50 pupate because I have several people interested in worms to feed their reptiles.
