How do I hatch Hawk moths

[Ruethechameleon]

Does anyone know how to hatch a hawk moth? I have this one hornworm that has gotten to big for my 7 month old chameleon and I don’t want to kill it because it’s honestly so cute hahaha but how do I hatch one without him dying??

 

[cruz.m]

Does anyone know how to hatch a hawk moth? I have this one hornworm that has gotten to big for my 7 month old chameleon and I don’t want to kill it because it’s honestly so cute hahaha but how do I hatch one without him dying??

There are many threads on here on how to breed hornworms just search up hornworm breeding I’m sure lots will come up usually you need soil and a bin. You can buy one of those laundry hampers as a cage. I’m still learning since I plan on breeding some!

 

[Beman]

He is going to get huge and fat... will stop eating. I usually just provide a few inches of soil in a container with vented lid at this point and they will dig in and pupate. Keep it on a shelf and eventually it will hatch out. Last one I did took about 3 weeks.. it takes a few days for them to get their wings to dry out and open...

 

[Ruethechameleon]

He is going to get huge and fat... will stop eating. I usually just provide a few inches of soil in a container with vented lid at this point and they will dig in and pupate. Keep it on a shelf and eventually it will hatch out. Last one I did took about 3 weeks.. it takes a few days for them to get their wings to dry out and open...

Awesome thank you so much! And my Chameleon won’t choke on it right? Cause he’s 7 months old rn

 

[Beman]

Awesome thank you so much! And my Chameleon won’t choke on it right? Cause he’s 7 months old rn

ehhhh. They can come out pretty huge... And they make a bit of a mess when they do chomp down on them. lol

 

[Ruethechameleon]

ehhhh. They can come out pretty huge... And they make a bit of a mess when they do chomp down on them. lol

Yeah when I googled pictures they looked fairly big lmaooo

 

[cruz.m]

Here’s a blog I read on how to breed hornworms it was suggested in a couple threads I read
https://feederinsectbreeding.blogspot.com/p/hornworm-care-and-breeding.html?m=1#comment-form

 

[Ruethechameleon]

Here’s a blog I read on how to breed hornworms it was suggested in a couple threads I read
https://feederinsectbreeding.blogspot.com/p/hornworm-care-and-breeding.html?m=1#comment-form

Awesome thank you so much!