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Not Really Not really. Silkworm chow is pretty much powdered mulberry leaves. Hornworm chow is different. However there are some places that take short cuts and basically just add food coloring to the hornworm chow to make it green. However you do posit an interesting question. What would...

Think Green In our experience green insects make for tempting targets. Since it does go after flying things I would suggest Panchlora nivea the green banana roach. Females are just under and inch long when full grown males a little over half an inch. Fairly easy to breed and they wont infest...

Fallacies Potato plants are highly toxic. Hornworms retain any toxins they ingest feeding of other items after they have already ingested toxins will halt further assimilation of toxins but does not get rid of any already in their system, much like systemic pesticides used for plants. Any new...

TER Flies We have gotten them in before. They are a highly coveted curly winged mutation of the house fly. A mutant strain developed in Basal. They are nearly blind and not as fertile as regular house flies (Mus domestica) meaning they lay about 500 or so eggs instead of 1,500. Also they...

Change it up YOu shouldnt be feeding only one or two types of food they thrive on variety. We have not used crickets or mealworms for any reptiles in over 6 years. Try hornworms or green banana roaches to get a finicky animal eating. Digby Rigby [email protected]

It all depends How many feeder insects do you use a week in total and how many animals do you have? Also you dont buy them as feeders you buy them as breeders then feed what they breed. If you go through a few hundred or more feeders a month 100 dubia is not a good number to start with you...

Told you :D Digby Rigby [email protected]

No Problem We have used Luna Moths and their larva which get huge and can be fed on a variety of leaves. They can breed fairly easy in captivity. If you can get stock from an area that has 3 flights a year you can have them available year round. The adults, like mulberry silkworms do not...

Climbing or non? You want smooth not matte finish plastic, smooth like glass. However if you mist with hard water, over time the mineral deposits can allow them to climb as can the bin when it gets very dusty or dirty on the sides. We do not use or recommend butterworms as they are...

Hatching eggs Hatching eggs is easy if you buy eggs. They will hatch in a couple of days. Hronworms store the toxins from tomato leaves for life. So even if you feed only a little that toxin they ingested will not get metabolized out of their system. Try unripe tomatos and bell pepper the...

Pooticulars of cage cleaning We have found that taking all of the roaches out that we can see and then keeping the substrate bedding in the container for a few weeks allows the nymphs to small to take out a chance to grow. We then pull them out as they are seen. eventually no more roaches in...

Hornworms=Hawkmoths Silkworms which turn into silk moths are far easier to breed because they do not fly or feed. Hornworms which turn into hawkmoths need to feed. Not only that they feed from flowers like a hummingbird and actually hover over the flower to get the nectar. They have very...

Both Species Both tomato hornworms and tobacco hornworms are used as feeders. However the ones used as feeders have been captive bred on diets that do not contain the toxins found in tomato or other solonaceous plants. About the only part of the tomato plant that isnt toxic is the tomato...