Hornworms and silkworm chow

[Andee]

Can hornworms and live off of silkworm chow?

 

[MelissaB]

Yes you can. On Mulberryfarm's website it states that you can use the silkworm chow to feed hornworms, too.

 

[Andee]

Thank you ^^

 

[MelissaB]

You're welcome.

 

[rshewfel]

Actually, this is not entirely true. If you purchase eggs, the newly hatched worms will not grow on the silkworm food. You need to start the worms on a hornworm chow, then you can switch over to silkworm food after a few days.

 

[pigglett79]

I have never had good luck trying to feed hornworm with silk worm chow. they never seem to eat it much for me. I stick with hornworm chow and veggies.

 

[rshewfel]

I have never had good luck trying to feed hornworm with silk worm chow. they never seem to eat it much for me. I stick with hornworm chow and veggies.

Yep. I personally avoid silkworm chow as much as possible. I have used it a couple times, for larger worms, when I ran out of hornworm chow. My first experience purchasing hornworm eggs, I lost all 500 worms because I tried to grow them on silkworm chow.

 

[Andee]

Oh ok then o.o I will definitely buy hornworm chow with my next batch

 

[MelissaB]

Oooh, good to know. On the Mulberryfarm website it said it was good for both silks and horns. I'm glad you guys corrected me. I would've felt like crap if the OP lost their worms because of my post.

 

[happiness]

I used silkworm chow for my hornworms when the hornworm food ran out of the cup and one died and the other few went into the pupae state early.