Hornworms Die?

[Yessabub]

Why the **** do my hornworms keep dieing? I grew them out from small babies in a cup and now that there bigger i moved them into a bigger container.It has holes in the lid and i provide the same food but now at least one a day now shrivel up and die. Whats wrong?

 

[Olimpia]

May they just be reaching the end of their life? If they're full grown I know that mine sometimes die instead of pupate.

Is your set-up the same as it was in the cup, with the vertical set-up? I don't know, but perhaps that makes a big difference.

 

[jr andrade]

Your container may be a dirty...buy a NEW container leave the cap off of it, OR you can fridge them theyll last long.

 

[summoner12]

did they grow to full size? a hownorm will cocoon

 

[Yessabub]

did they grow to full size? a hownorm will cocoon

No there growing slow they need to at least double there size still. I have them at a good temp too

 

[pssh]

Mine die if I keep them too warm (I know, weird. Even at 83 they start turning to mush and dying.) they seem to do fine between 75-80 for me.

 

[jr andrade]

i bought mines off of mulberry farms and they withstood high temps, something like 80-85f, maybe i got lucky?