Urgent Hornworm question please!

[Jakeelias93]

Recently came into 5 wild caught hornworms, 4 are pretty much 2.5-3 inches long, pretty huge and one is about an inch and a half. i was just wondering if i could feed the smallest one ONLY ONE to my panther. i know tomatoes are high in Vit A and thats why they are advised against but will 1 hornworm really do that much damage to my panther? ive never fed him horns before so i am DYING to feed it to him. the other 4 im going to try and turn into coccoons.

 

[stacy76]

no, you cant..not the wild ones..they are poisonous to your cham

 

[szpond]

I wouldn't chance the wild ones. A horn worm that has previously eaten tomato plant is poisonous to your chameleon.

 

[nick barta]

The tomato is not the poison part, it is the leaves. It has nothing to do with Vitamin A. Tomato plants are part of the Nightshade plant family.

Nick

 

[ridgebax1]

So are potatoes. Any caterpillar that feeds on plants from the Solanaceae will be toxic.