how to breed hornworms?

[chameleons707]

hey i was wondering how do you breed hornworms?as far as i know you have to keep temps at around 85 degrees to keep the worms healthy and alive and aswell to grow more rapidly. to start im buying 12ct hornworms with hornworm chow from rainbowmealworms.com. but how can you breed them? for moth enclosure i have a 10 gallon tank or if to little i have a 75 gallon one available. can you guys give me your way of breeding them? ik also when moths are breeding i should put a tomoato plant inside and everyday collect as many eggs as possible before hatching because tomato leaves are toxic for reptiles. but can you give me a complete way of breeding hornworms? im buying them today to get a headstart so when i get my chameleon it will have hornworms availabe to eat.( im not feeding these 12 ct hornworms, just for breeding)

 

[pigglett79]

http://feederinsectbreeding.blogspot.com/p/hornworm-care-and-breeding.html

here is my blog on how I breed them.

Edit: You are really going to need a screen cage for them. They like to crawl on it. Also when they emerge from the dirt if they do not have something to climb up they wont be able to puff out their wings and they will just die.