Golden_Eaglez7
New Member
I finally hatched hawk moths and it squirted a yellow liquid from its behind, is it still safe for my chams to eat the moth.
Hawk moth juice
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MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
While I haven’t had any hawk moths, I have had lots of silk moths. The silks will squirt out pheromones as their whole purpose is getting a mate and breeding. The pheromones of silks are harmless to chameleons.
dinomom
Chameleon Enthusiast
And...now you know why I gave up raising hornworms. Really disgusting, and it smells, too. Cham loved them , though
Wait until the ones that did not pupate start to send up clouds of phorid flies..
summerseeking
Avid Member
And...now you know why I gave up raising hornworms. Really disgusting, and it smells, too. Cham loved them , though
Wait until the ones that did not pupate start to send up clouds of phorid flies..
That explains the new smell in my garage
After about two weeks of pupating I go through the dirt and remove and dead guys. It makes for a more successful process.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
If they were safe beforehand, I don't see why they wouldn't be. Same substance was/is there—it's just a question of whether it's inside or outside of the moth/larva. IOW, it could have squirted out as your cham was in the process of gnomming.
