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Breeding Goliath Worms

yoimb0b Sep 04, 2006 02:27 PM

has anyone tried doing so? their expensive.. about $10 for 20 of them, and i was wondering if anyone had tried to get them to breed.

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chaco Sep 10, 2006 01:54 AM

A woman named "Lele" on the Chameleon forum breeds them. She can tell you how to do it. They are however considered pests so you have to have the proper USDA paperwork to breed them or raise them into moths. I usually buy a couple of cups and try to feed them off fast when they reach the right size. If any get too big, I allow them to burrow into a plant in the living room. They pupate and hatch into moths after a few months. I usually get moths after about 4 months where I live in New Mexico but Lele says it takes closer to ten months where she lives in New England. I've never mated the moths, My Tokay Geckos love them so I don't have them for long.

chaco Sep 10, 2006 02:04 AM

Here is a link to Lele's article on Hornworms for the Chameleon Online Ezine.

http://www.chameleonnews.com/hornworms.html
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