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Hornworm Question

I know this is old, but yes, it will work. The two things are basically the same, the only difference is the chemical in Silkworm chow that makes it seem like mulberry leaves to silkworms, which is completely harmless.
 
so is it ground mulberry leaves or something else? Your information seems contradicting.

Have you actually tried it yourself?
 
What part is contradicting? I remember reading somewhere that the owner of Mulberry farms gets powdered mulberry leaves, so I assumed that was what the chow was made of. It'd make sense, since hornworms will eat fresh mulberry leaves, according to some people (Yes I know I should specify; I'm trying to find it again.)
 
Nice catch. But I think what I meant was it's either powdered mulberry leaves or an added chemical to make it seem like mulberry leaves. Honestly I'm not sure what Silkworm chow is.
 
I raise hornworms and silkworms and I have used silkworm chow for my hornworms. They grow a little slower and they won't pupate if they are raised on it but they will eat it and grow to full size. They will also be green so don't be alarmed if they don't appear to be the teal color you are used to. Also they won't readily accept hornworm chow after eating silkworm chow for the first week. Some of them will but most of them will just eat each other if you try to switch. Hope this helped :)
 
tygoreye said:
I raise hornworms and silkworms and I have used silkworm chow for my hornworms. They grow a little slower and they won't pupate if they are raised on it but they will eat it and grow to full size. They will also be green so don't be alarmed if they don't appear to be the teal color you are used to. Also they won't readily accept hornworm chow after eating silkworm chow for the first week. Some of them will but most of them will just eat each other if you try to switch. Hope this helped :)
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And I just noticed that this isn't a current thread.... Duh :)
 
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