Hornworms

[chamili]

how often can u give hornworms to a vailed cham ?
i wanna buy some for him, but dont know how much can i give him .he is almost a year old .

thanks 4 the help

 

[draetish]

You want to buy the small because they grow very fast. If you order from Great Lakes they give you different sizes in the small pod. I feed off the largest ones first and usually 3-4 a day and everyday till they are all gone. Don't forget to dust with calcium every other day and maybe just one since they are large.

 

[chamili]

calcium w/out d3 every other day right ? and calcium with d3 once or twice a month ?

 

[Lizardlover]

calcium w/out d3 every other day right ? and calcium with d3 once or twice a month ?

yep, thats it

 

[Berg]

You want to buy the small because they grow very fast. If you order from Great Lakes they give you different sizes in the small pod. I feed off the largest ones first and usually 3-4 a day and everyday till they are all gone. Don't forget to dust with calcium every other day and maybe just one since they are large.

Thanks for the info.. i was about to puchuse some hornworms because mulberry farms ran out of silk worms but thought that they were a lot bigger than my cham could handle.. She is only 6 month btw

 

[draetish]

Thanks for the info.. i was about to puchuse some hornworms because mulberry farms ran out of silk worms but thought that they were a lot bigger than my cham could handle.. She is only 6 month btw

She can handle the small ones up to 1" or 1 1/2". I wouldn't give her anything larger than that unless you think she can handle it. You will want to feed them quickly or put the pod in the fridge to slow down their growth. If they start to turn black, don't feed those, throw them out. Just to be on the safe side.

 

[Berg]

You will want to feed them quickly or put the pod in the fridge to slow down their growth. If they start to turn black, don't feed those, throw them out. Just to be on the safe side.

Yeah i was reading that u can slow their growth like that.

Dont mean to hi-jack the thread but this thread just made me buy some of these hornworms and some dubia for my cham.

She is going to eating like a Queen in a week or so!!

 

[chamili]

thanks for the great info every1

 

[nick barta]

She can handle the small ones up to 1" or 1 1/2". I wouldn't give her anything larger than that unless you think she can handle it. You will want to feed them quickly or put the pod in the fridge to slow down their growth. If they start to turn black, don't feed those, throw them out. Just to be on the safe side.

If you put the horns in the refrigerator, it is one day in, 2or more days out. Otherwise they go to horn heaven...

Nick

 

[draetish]

If you put the horns in the refrigerator, it is one day in, 2or more days out. Otherwise they go to horn heaven...

Nick

Thanks Nick for the clarification!