What can i feed my hornworms???

[Tonya246]

Hi all! i have some extra hornworms this time around, usually if i buy them i feed them off right away.....I know they eat hornworm chow However i dont have any and i have heard that they will eat anything....then i heard some stuff can be toxic to dragons...then i heard i can feed them silkworm chow....Not to sure what to feed them!!!! Is it safe to feed them potatoes??? I do have lots of silk chow but want some answers before i feed them something i shouldnt!! Thank You

 

[ShannyBeard]

Your best bet is to feed them the silkworm chow. I have raised horns on silk chow no problem.

 

[kFitz]

agreed. Mulberry farms sells a silkworm/hornworm chow. So they feed all of them the same thing - silkworm chow

 

[Tonya246]

THank you!!! That night in question i peeled a bit of a potato and fed them that, they tripled in size overnight! Since then i have been feeding silk chow, thanks again

 

[kFitz]

no problem! Ya, those bastards grow so fast! I can barely feed them off fast enough before they are monstrous! To slow them down, you can stick them in the fridge. I put them on the door when I do 'cause it's a little warmer there. If i stick them straight in the fridge, they die on me in a day or two, but it'll stop them from eating/growing.