Silk/Horn worm moth questions

[ChamNovice]

I am thinking of starting one of these 2 things, maybe both if I can get it figured out. I understand how you get to the pupae/cacoon stage, but after that is where I have questions. I did a search but haven't found anything specifically dealing with the moths.

What do you keeps the moths in? For how long? I know you can feed some off as food, do you just let the others die? Do they need a food source of some kind as well? How do you catch them to use as feeders? Any information and pictures on the moth stage you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

 

[dragongoddess]

I don't know about horn worms but...

Silkmoths only live for five days and do not eat or fly. Males will die as soon as they mate, females will live longer to lay eggs. No trouble catching to use for feeders as they will not leave the ground. If you place a paper on they bottom of the container they may lay eggs on it.

 

[ChamNovice]

I don't know about horn worms but...

Silkmoths only live for five days and do not eat or fly. Males will die as soon as they mate, females will live longer to lay eggs. No trouble catching to use for feeders as they will not leave the ground. If you place a paper on they bottom of the container they may lay eggs on it.

Thank you. What kind of container do you keep the moths in? When you say paper, do you just mean newspaper? Just a sheet or a section?

 

[dragongoddess]

I keep them in clear plastic shoe boxes, don't worry they are not going anywhere. A sheet of white copy paper is easiest to see the tiny eggs on. They will be yellow at first and turn black in a few days if fertile. If they turn white they are no good.

 

[ChamNovice]

Thank you for your help. Anyone else have anything to add? How about some info on hornworm moths now??