Hawk moth, too big?

[Throwingstones]

I had 3 hatch or whatever today, their wings appear messed up. But they are bigger than I anticipated. Will my girl eat them okay?
Picture for tax. She was wondering what I was doing with this box of moths

 

[Beppo]

I had 3 hatch or whatever today, their wings appear messed up. But they are bigger than I anticipated. Will my girl eat them okay?
Picture for tax. She was wondering what I was doing with this box of moths

Mine ate them fine. They are large. Some of them had messed up wings when they hatched as well… I think maybe I didn’t keep enough humidity and that was the result?

 

[Throwingstones]

Mine ate them fine. They are large. Some of them had messed up wings when they hatched as well… I think maybe I didn’t keep enough humidity and that was the result?

Possible. I sprayed them every few days with water. I’ve been saving those little things the bugs come in and thinking of using that next time and just putting it in the bottom of the enclosure

 

[Throwingstones]

I fed her one and it took like 4-5min to get it all down. It was even bigger when compared to her! Now she’s acting weird. Rubbing her face. And like doing the mouth things. Is she going to puke?! Oh no what did I do?!

 

[Throwingstones]

Okay she stopped. Idk. Maybe I won’t feed her those again.

 

[Throwingstones]

Here she is in all her puffed up glory. Idk where she thinks she’s going.

 

[Beman]

I do not feed hawk moths... They tend to have a hard time getting them down unless they are a large cham like a parsons

FYI it can take a few days for their wings to dry out and look normal. They always look messed up right after hatching out.

 

[Beppo]

Here she is in all her puffed up glory. Idk where she thinks she’s going.

She’s so purdy

 

[Throwingstones]

I do not feed hawk moths... They tend to have a hard time getting them down unless they are a large cham like a parsons

FYI it can take a few days for their wings to dry out and look normal. They always look messed up right after hatching out.

Yeah I don’t think I’ll do that again. I wonder if she panicked at the size like I did when she got it in her mouth

 

[Throwingstones]

She’s so purdy

I hope she keeps some of these colors when she’s done being receptive. It’s beautiful right now.

 

[Sonny13]

I hope she keeps some of these colors when she’s done being receptive. It’s beautiful right now.

Normally they keep them, but less pronounced as they’re at the moment. She’s beautiful
Always be careful with Veiled’s, they eat everything that moves, even if it’s too big to fit.

 

[Beman]

Yeah I don’t think I’ll do that again. I wonder if she panicked at the size like I did when she got it in her mouth

Yeah the issue is their width and length... Then you add in a veiled that tends not to chew much. So they end up trying to take them down whole and most times the moth is larger than their ability to pass it. So they will kind of like gag it down. You see this a lot with people that feed hornworms that are way too big.

 

[MissSkittles]

Just fyi - when the moths emerge from their crysalis, they need to be able to climb and pretty much hang so that their wings can fully unfurl and dry.
smh - the random bits of we learn from keeping chameleons

 

[Throwingstones]

Yeah the issue is their width and length... Then you add in a veiled that tends not to chew much. So they end up trying to take them down whole and most times the moth is larger than their ability to pass it. So they will kind of like gag it down. You see this a lot with people that feed hornworms that are way too big.

Yeah she would chomp, sit for a few, chomp, sit, and so on until it was all gone.

So what do I do with these moths now?

 

[MissSkittles]

Yeah she would chomp, sit for a few, chomp, sit, and so on until it was all gone.

So what do I do with these moths now?

How many are there? If there’s at least 5 or more, you could set them up in a small enclosure and make your own hornworms.

 

[Throwingstones]

How many are there? If there’s at least 5 or more, you could set them up in a small enclosure and make your own hornworms.

Well now two. But I read that post and it was intimidating

 

[Beman]

Yeah she would chomp, sit for a few, chomp, sit, and so on until it was all gone.

So what do I do with these moths now?

I only hatched 1 out. And when I saw how freaking large it was I never did it again. I kept mine in a butterfly cage thing and gave it nectar and a plant because I am a sucker and could not hurt it. It was beautiful when its wings fully dried out and it could fly.

 

[dinomom]

Here she is in all her puffed up glory. Idk where she thinks she’s going.

Now that's a full belly!

 

[GrannyK]

I had 3 hatch or whatever today, their wings appear messed up. But they are bigger than I anticipated. Will my girl eat them okay?
Picture for tax. She was wondering what I was doing with this box of moths

She is so pretty!!

 

[Throwingstones]

Now that's a full belly!

She even did a couple laps around afterwards