Breeding hornworms

[techdave]

So His Highness, Tiamat, :roll: decided that he wasn't going to eat the hornworm that I bought for him.
So now it's in a cocoon. I have it in a little cricket keeper that I used to use for crix. Will that be suitable for a bit? How long will it pupate for? I'm not sure if I want to actually breed them, or if I just want to keep it like a pet. What kind of habitat would it need?

 

[Beardednoob]

Love the name Tiamat, FF ftw! LOL Also (In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is a chaos monster, a primordial goddess of the ocean, mating with Abzû (the god of fresh water) to produce younger gods.) Taken from wikipedia. Anyways If you find the process for breeding horn worms I would love to know, as I don't wanna feed my BD's pinkies. :wink:

 

[geckoboy3]

look at this
viewtopic.php?f=76&t=99709

 

[techdave]

cool. thx guys

 

[jamncristian]

you will wanna check this out
http://www.manducaproject.com/

they arent the easiest to breed but
my veiled chameleon loves the moths

hopefully gettin a beardie soon

 

[techdave]

Can beardies eat the moths?

 

[geckoboy3]

Hmmm, I don't think so (I'm not sure.... haven't tried). I think that they would be too big and active for them too try but maybe...........

 

[squirell]

I think it would be very entertaining watching a beardie try to catch the moth IMO. LOL

 

[jamncristian]

yes they can eat the moth
but I suggest you clip the wings

silkworm moths are also greatly appreciated

 

[Khammy87]

First off, you have to have two hornworms, male and female, in order to breed them.. Second, it's a royal pain in the butt!

I have bred them before, and it's very time consuming, and gets very expensive (More-so the chow is expensive!) and typically, you will get more worms than you bargain for.. If you have specific questions, you can PM me, I would be more than willing to share the information I have about them!

 

[techdave]

I think I may just let the kids name him and make a little cage for him. lol If he's hatches from his cocoon in time, maybe I'll make it a little fairy outfit and take it trick or treating