hornworm chow from Mulberry Farms

[ladysilkworm]

Last week I bought a bag of hornworm chow from MF. It looks just like the mulberry chow and has the same instructional label on the back.

I have not opened it yet.

Then I was at the reptile show and saw the MF hornworm pod. It is clearly mulberry chow that are in the horn pod.

Did anyone buy a 1/2 lb dry pack of hornworm chow but it is actually mulberry chow?? I know they do eat it, but I am not sure if it really has the right nutrients, esp if one wants to have them lay eggs. I know I read a post about the MF and Great Lakes chow moths not being able to lay eggs..

I was really hoping to get something that is a traditional horn chow..

 

[sandrachameleon]

I was really hoping to get something that is a traditional horn chow..

Are you thinking of breeding them? NOT feeding them off to chameleons? In which case, Why not use tomatoe, potatoe, eggplant, or tobacco leaves or something else they naturally like to eat? i should think potatoe would be easiest, cheapest.

 

[ladysilkworm]

Are you thinking of breeding them? NOT feeding them off to chameleons? In which case, Why not use tomatoe, potatoe, eggplant, or tobacco leaves or something else they naturally like to eat? i should think potatoe would be easiest, cheapest.

somebody gave them to me and asked me to breed them for his chams.

Yes I did use tomato plants and weaned them off chow.. but the last two ones got the wasp cocoons on them.. and the plants have basically died off now. All those plants that you mentioned I grow. I'd rather not introduce parasites.

 

[pssh]

Blah, that stuff doesn't smell the same! I believe colorcham427 makes some chow that makes the wormies not green, but teal.

 

[ColorCham427]

Kara, the stuff I make is very similar to great lakes, although I believe great lake's chow has extra wheat germ, it just appears to be much more grainier than mine. Mine is a tad bit lighter in color too.

Mulberry farms and coastal too sell pods with that green chow. it is silkworm chow in my opinion. they split a couple tons of mulberry chow every time they pick up, i am sure it is cheaper than making their own horn worm chow!

although, mulberry farms does offer the teal colored ones, the ones that turn teal cause of the tan food!

 

[ladysilkworm]

Kara, the stuff I make is very similar to great lakes, although I believe great lake's chow has extra wheat germ, it just appears to be much more grainier than mine. Mine is a tad bit lighter in color too.

Mulberry farms and coastal too sell pods with that green chow. it is silkworm chow in my opinion. they split a couple tons of mulberry chow every time they pick up, i am sure it is cheaper than making their own horn worm chow!

although, mulberry farms does offer the teal colored ones, the ones that turn teal cause of the tan food!

hey, the MF and CS deal was what I told you! and no it wouldn't surprise me if they just use mulberry chow for either worms. What they pay for chow will make your mouth drop. SUPER CHEAP. I on the other hand, pay more than they do for imported chow because mine flew over by plane but I offer them are comparable price.

You mean, CS offers the tanned food. You know why? like I told you in PM before, CS buys mulberry chow from MF and it isn't cost effective for CS to use mulberry chow but instead make their own home made tanned food. See, CS doesn't sell horn chow, right? They don't have that alum packaging.

Once I receive that alum packaging labeled for horns, it's making me suspect that it is mulberry chow, and MF says they have the chow that makes them green, a natural color due to chlorophyll. So Brian, in your experience, does the mulb chow makes the horns lay more eggs? The pupaes are burrowed deep for 3 weeks and with no signs of moths... they are from great lakes. Great lakes sell their chow in common plastic bags.

I also do have my own recipe for horns, but obviously cannot compare them to the one I bought cuz it is NOT for horns. I wish they'd emerge soon and lay eggs for me to try my recipe.

 

[carol5208]

I only ordered Hornworms one time from coastal and they were teal colored and the chow was tan and looked sort of like coarse peanut butter. It was in a pod. Their Silkworm pods have the green mushy stuff. The two chows were definitely different in color and consistency.

 

[ColorCham427]

Nancy, I honestly knew all of that info. before you told me.

As for feeding the horn worms mulberry chow, it smells and yes it does make them green.

Egg production? Not sure.