Hawk Moth

[jessica]

Forgot about the cocoon I had in the chameleon room imagine how surprised I was when this guy flew in my face

Hard to believe this was once a horn worm

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[Miss Lily]

That's huge! I think I'll stick to silkmoths - they are much cuter!

 

[radstusky]

I have a few of those that are going to pop soon!

 

[ijmccollum]

so is it edible?

 

[jessica]

That's huge! I think I'll stick to silkmoths - they are much cuter!

When it hit my face I wished it was a silkmoth

I have a few of those that are going to pop soon!

LOL put a lid on them! They hatch when you least expect it (like 11 pm lol)

so is it edible?

Yep they are but Earl ran from this moth a good half hour before he mustered up the courage to eat it lol

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[draetish]

I have about 10 HW that buried themselves in 6-8 inches of soil. Do I need to unbury them and set them out?

 

[jessica]

I have about 10 HW that buried themselves in 6-8 inches of soil. Do I need to unbury them and set them out?

I wouldn't. I just left it in the dirt and it dug its way out without a problem.

 

[radstusky]

They might be too large for my 5 month old chams. I plan to see if I can get them to lay eggs so I can hatch some more hornworms. Also I read here that I can feed them mulberry chow, so I'll give that a try also.

 

[jessica]

They might be too large for my 5 month old chams. I plan to see if I can get them to lay eggs so I can hatch some more hornworms. Also I read here that I can feed them mulberry chow, so I'll give that a try also.

Just make sure they are in a bin big enough to fly around and breed

 

[draetish]

Just make sure they are in a bin big enough to fly around and breed

and the moths drink nector not eat chow