Where to buy horned and silk worms??

[Erica1884]

Hello, So I wanted to get some horned and silk worms for my veiled cham.... Have been looking on Amazon and found this Mulburry farms site as well. I was just wondering about the quality of buying insects online... Is there a recommended site to order from? Is Amazon fine for this sort of thing? Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Andie]

Mulberry farms has a "buy 1, get 2 horned worm cups" special sometimes. That's when I buy them.
Incredible deal!

I can never find adult silkworms I can afford. Tried raising eggs twice. It was a pain and never worth the time & effort. Just my experience.

 

[Erica1884]

Mulberry farms has a "buy 1, get 2 horned worm cups" special sometimes. That's when I buy them.
Incredible deal!

I can never find adult silkworms I can afford. Tried raising eggs twice. It was a pain and never worth the time & effort. Just my experience.

Thanks! Have you every tried buying horned worms from Amazon? I see there are "silk worms in pod with food" 30-50 on Amazon for $19.99. I am just nervous about buying live things from Amazon. Have never done that before. Maybe I will try Mulberry farms, they seemed very natural. Def not raising insects on my own. Seems like a lot of work and still creep me out!

 

[Virgil1972]

Great lakes hornworm is a good place to buy hornworms. Don't buy to many because they grow fast and may get to big before you can feed them all off.

 

[Erica1884]

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Thanks! Have you every tried buying horned worms from Amazon? I see there are "silk worms in pod with food" 30-50 on Amazon for $19.99. I am just nervous about buying live things from Amazon. Have never done that before. Maybe I will try Mulberry farms, they seemed very natural. Def not raising insects on my own. Seems like a lot of work and still creep me out!

Looks like those silkworms on Amazon are small to medium...

 

[Erica1884]

Great lakes hornworm is a good place to buy hornworms. Don't buy to many because they grow fast and may get to big before you can feed them all off.

Great thank you! I haven't stumbled upon Great lakes yet in my google searches. Will check it out.

 

[Virgil1972]

Great thank you! I haven't stumbled upon Great lakes yet in my google searches. Will check it out.

They are a site sponsor.

 

[Jp41]

Linda's gone buggy
Where I get mine

 

[Andie]

Thanks! Have you every tried buying horned worms from Amazon? I see there are "silk worms in pod with food" 30-50 on Amazon for $19.99. I am just nervous about buying live things from Amazon. Have never done that before. Maybe I will try Mulberry farms, they seemed very natural. Def not raising insects on my own. Seems like a lot of work and still creep me out!

Erica,
That looks like a possibility, but when MFarms is running that B1G2 special, it's still the cheapest(even with shipping). They come out to $ .50ea or less! In a pet store, they're $1.50-$2 each!

 

[Andie]

Also, I always request she keep them small for me. I have a Carpet cham and a Juvenile Panther. When you request them small, she puts a LOT of worms in the cup!
They grow very quickly.
Another thought; I met a woman on this forum that lives near me. We often order our feeders together and save a ton of money on shipping, etc...because we can order in bulk.

 

[Erica1884]

Linda's gone buggy
Where I get mine

Best prices so far. I ordered from Linda's. Thanks!

 

[Erica1884]

Erica,
That looks like a possibility, but when MFarms is running that B1G2 special, it's still the cheapest(even with shipping). They come out to $ .50ea or less! In a pet store, they're $1.50-$2 each![/QUOTE
Nice! I will def look into them.

 

[Meg4433]

I use Mulberry Farms for horn worms and butter worms.

 

[Andie]

Best prices so far. I ordered from Linda's. Thanks!

Wow! I didn't know she carried them now. I'll check her out.