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so how do u get the moths to eat? I only have the one and i tried to get him (or her) to stick her probiscus into the hummingbird food but didnt have much luck....:confused:

thank u so much for this link!!!! Im currently trying to get a colony going and this will be very helpful. So far I have 140 roaches and had 17 adult males and only 6 females :mad: now I will know which to get rid of!

Holy Cow! It worked!!! I just had a moth emerge after 2 days of having the light on for 17+ hours :)

Any luck with the light cycles? I'm still waiting on mine :( we are going on 8 weeks and i have lost about 5 so far. Getting very frustrated....

Ok! thank you! I thought that light cycle info was for the moths to breed.... lol I will try that on the pupae! And what substrate do u use? Mine are currently sitting on top of a paper towel that is on top of peat moss. I mist it at least 4 times per week in hopes that the wings are not...

crap! when i got home from work and checked on them, 2 more were dead :( I dont know what to do!

guess i will keep waiting and misting them....:confused:

Should i add a uvb light directly on them fora certain # of hours? Right now they just get the light from the other cages and the windows

Im still waiting.... They are still moving but nothing has emerged yet :( i keep them in my reptile room and it is between 80 and 85 degrees. I'm not sure what is wrong. I have them I'm a container with peat moss in the bottom for moisture and paper towels on top so they don't suit directly...

still waiting on the moths to emerge.... it has been almost 6 weeks!!! One has died on me but the other 11 are still wiggling around :D

how long did it take for your moths to emerge? I have had pupae for 5 weeks and they are still alive and moving, but nothing emerging yet.... And did u have luck with the baby worms after using the 40w light on them??

WOW! That was some GREAT info. Thank you very much!! I have been searching the internet for 2 weeks now looking for information and pictures about this process and you pretty much answered all my questions :p

hi! I am attempting to breed hornworms for my Veiled Cham as well as my Beardie and 2 Leos. It is my 1st attempt and I have searched the threads and found TONS of helpful info that I will be sure to take advantage of on my next round. My issue is that I had read to remove the "wanderers" from...