Hornworm housing help

TheBeard9789 · Mar 27, 2021

Hey guys I'm gonna take a shot at keeping and maintaining my own supply of hornworms I been unsuccessful in the past but I'm gonna give it a go only problem is that all I can find is their food/paste but no conclusive housing its just "keep them all in a cup" but 25-30 hornworms in 1 tiny cup I find kinda cruel I have found 1inch hornworms 5-6 per cup and over crowded cups and i want them to thrive comfortably and to get them to the right size so I wanna do 2-3 per cup so about 6-8 cups total just having no luck with research and supplies

Any help is appreciated

CooperDragon · Mar 28, 2021

I've kept them in plastic bins before (I have 1 that is in a cocoon at the moment) and it works OK as long as you keep it clean and provide fresh food for them. They seem to prefer climbing to their food and that does make cleanup easier. If you can find a large plastic bin and attach the plastic ladders that they have in the cups to it then you can make their chow from powder and while it's still liquid have it set in the bottom of the bin. Then invert it and put holes in the top (now on the bottom) for ventilation. Essentially just a larger version of the cups they ship in.

TheBeard9789 · Apr 2, 2021

CooperDragon said:
I've kept them in plastic bins before (I have 1 that is in a cocoon at the moment) and it works OK as long as you keep it clean and provide fresh food for them. They seem to prefer climbing to their food and that does make cleanup easier. If you can find a large plastic bin and attach the plastic ladders that they have in the cups to it then you can make their chow from powder and while it's still liquid have it set in the bottom of the bin. Then invert it and put holes in the top (now on the bottom) for ventilation. Essentially just a larger version of the cups they ship in.[/quote

Ty for the ideas thats what I may do currently i have them upright in their container and my room is a bit hotter so I put them in a cooler room to slow the growth pricess

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