hi,
while in the garden yesterday i noticed a bunch of black caterpillar things with orange striped on the dill. I was wondering if this is safe to feed my cham. We use no pesticides or fertilizers except manure. thanks.
jk
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orange and black worms
snakeman5124
Sep 19, 2003 04:25 PM
Replies (2)
micky-kennie
Sep 19, 2003 05:04 PM
I wouldn't. Bright colors are usualy a sign of being toxic. If you want to feed 'pillars, try silkies or hornworms. Hope this helps!
lele
Sep 19, 2003 06:27 PM
jk
If they were on dill they were probably swallowtail. Anytime you see black with orange or red it means toxicity (or a mimic). Either what the cat(erpillar) eats is toxic or it has some sort of toxic defense mechanism.
I can't stress enough the importance of identifying ANY insect before feeding it to ANY herp. You are smart to ask before risking it.
lele
p.s. they aren't worms, but caterpillars 
>>hi,
>> while in the garden yesterday i noticed a bunch of black caterpillar things with orange striped on the dill. I was wondering if this is safe to feed my cham. We use no pesticides or fertilizers except manure. thanks.
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>>jk
