Silkworms & Hornworms

[tru510]

I just got my first shipment in today. I have silkworms & Hornworms. My question is how many silks & hornworms equal a full meal? My cham usually eats 3 supers 2 roaches & 1-2 crickets a day. Should I put just silks 1 day and just horns 1 day? or mix them up?
Thanks for the help

 

[westcoastchameleons]

Silkies are fine as a staple feeder. The horned worms I use as treats. Maybe put one or two in every 3 days. That way he is jumping at them instead of getting tired of them.


-Jake

 

[JoshCrane1]

i wanna try silkies

 

[royden]

http://www.mulberryfarms.com/
http://coastalsilkworms.com/catalog/index.php

 

[tru510]

How many silks should i put in a day to equal what i was feeding him?
3 supers 2 roaches & 1-2 crickets a day

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Depends on the size of the silkies, I put them in one by one until they stop going after them aggressively. If I were to guess your guy would probably eat about 6 inch long ones. They seem to fill up chams quicker than crickets and roaches.

-chris

 

[Chase]

If you had full grown of each, probably one of each, maybe a second silkworm.