radstusky
Avid Member
I really didn't expect to get baby hornworms, especially since I had 5 adults and only one was female. Also at this point there is only one moth left, and they didn't seem to be drinking the sugar water my daughter put in there for them. This last moth is in a butterfly mesh house with no leaves or anything in there.
Lo and behold this morning as we were heading out the door my daughter noticed some of these little babies so I quickly placed a few of them in a container with a wet piece of foam. They are so teeny as you can see! In this picture also you can see that the hornworm looks a bit pink, that's because the foam I had on hand was red in color and the little guy must have eaten some of it. I have since made them some mulberry chow (since that's all I have to feed them at the moment), and the second pic is where they are on a small piece I made. Hopefully these little guys will grow up, we'll see.
Lo and behold this morning as we were heading out the door my daughter noticed some of these little babies so I quickly placed a few of them in a container with a wet piece of foam. They are so teeny as you can see! In this picture also you can see that the hornworm looks a bit pink, that's because the foam I had on hand was red in color and the little guy must have eaten some of it. I have since made them some mulberry chow (since that's all I have to feed them at the moment), and the second pic is where they are on a small piece I made. Hopefully these little guys will grow up, we'll see.