Hornworms as their main food?

[WayneL333]

Hi everyone,

Well it's unanimous. All my panthers love hornworms. If I dust them like I do with my crickets, can I use hornworms as my panther's main food? I like the fact that they're so juicy too which will definitely help with hydration. I can also let 2 or 3 free range in the cage and let my panthers hunt and ffed on them at their leisure.

Thanks in advance!

 

[jannb]

I don't really have a main feeder. I keep a large variety of feeders and rotate around. When I feed a soft body feeder such as horns I also give a hard body feeder such as crickets or a roach. I personally would not recommend hornworms as a main feeder.

 

[Thezillaman21]

I don't really have a main feeder. I keep a large variety of feeders and rotate around. When I feed a soft body feeder such as horns I also give a hard body feeder such as crickets or a roach. I personally would not recommend hornworms as a main feeder.

I agree variety is key.

Also hornworms are just big water sacks not a lot to them.

 

[cricketkilla]

I don't really have a main feeder. I keep a large variety of feeders and rotate around. When I feed a soft body feeder such as horns I also give a hard body feeder such as crickets or a roach. I personally would not recommend hornworms as a main feeder.

I agree variety is key.

Also hornworms are just big water sacks not a lot to them.

I agree with the above.. You might as well get started on establishing colonies for like 4 or 5 different feeders, cause it'll probably end up happening in the long run anyway. They are indeed just bags of water, I mix up a vitamin solution and inject them before feeding horns. kind of feel creepy typing that lol

 

[WayneL333]

Ok, many thanks for the advice. I plan on feeding a variety of food. Hornworms just seem like so easy to raise compared to silkworms and cleaner and less smelly than crickets.