Ahhh! Run!!!

[Dave]

It's a monster caterpillar!! Head for the hills!

Giant hornworms never get old. Every time I find one in a pod, I have to shoot off pics.

-Dave

 

[camimom]

hahah! i love them! i stick them in dirt to try to make more!

 

[Captive Creations]

ahahah thats funny!

 

[Branman]

Dang that's big

 

[reptoman]

Stick em in the dirt and make more she says!

 

[jimr]

Hornworm Question

Stick em in the dirt and make more she says!

So do you have to keep them in those containers they com in from Mulberry? Do you just keep them in Dirt?

 

[camimom]

So do you have to keep them in those containers they com in from Mulberry? Do you just keep them in Dirt?

those containers have food but once they outgrow it, we stick them in bins with more food, till they reach that size, then they bury themselve in the dirt and pupate. turn to moths, mate, and make more!

 

[camimom]

Stick em in the dirt and make more she says!

Holy cow! got more eggs!? lol. thats alot.
Im happy that I have 8 pupated. and the rest are still small worms.

 

[reptoman]

So do you have to keep them in those containers they com in from Mulberry? Do you just keep them in Dirt?

The dirt is sphagnum peat moss and the worms that are too big to feed off go into that so they pupate and come out as moths in about 3-4 weeks. Eggs follow in another 3-4 days and they hatch 3-4 days after that. Then put the eggs on the lid of the cups upside down with the chow in the bottom of the cup (which is at the top when turned upside down). Baby worms hatch and climb the grid to get at the food and poop falls onto the lid as they eat.

 

[jimr]

The dirt is sphagnum peat moss and the worms that are too big to feed off go into that so they pupate and come out as moths in about 3-4 weeks. Eggs follow in another 3-4 days and they hatch 3-4 days after that. Then put the eggs on the lid of the cups upside down with the chow in the bottom of the cup (which is at the top when turned upside down). Baby worms hatch and climb the grid to get at the food and poop falls onto the lid as they eat.

Thanks. I have 5 that are ready to put in dirt, this will be my first try at this. Why do they say you need a tomato plant outside the cage you have the moths in? What does that do? Just wondering.

Thanks

 

[reptoman]

They will normally, in nature, find a tomato plant to lay their eggs on so the thought is to give them a reason to breed and lay eggs. I have not tried it without the tomato plant but I heard it can still work. I had pretty good luck using one inside the cage so thats what I stick with. The eggs come off the leaves really easy but can be difficult to collect everywhere else. You just dont want to keep the worms that hatch and eat the tomato leaves. They are toxic at that point.