XzotticAnimal420
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- Jul 8, 2010
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So whats up with these hornworms? I see them in the LPS sometimes. Im not sure if they are the exact type as the one I pictured..Can I feed them to my T's?
I'd actually take that warning a step further. In the wild these caterpillars feed on many types of solanaceous plants (tomato, tobacco and nightshade family). They can absorb and sequester the toxins from the leaves of these plants, which can in turn poison animals that eat the caterpillars. If the caterpillars are raised on non-toxic plants they would make fine food - but if you catch wild ones you're taking quite a chance. Depending on how much toxin the caterpillar has absorbed, a predator may survive eating one or two worms, but might not.As long as...They have Not consumed Tomato Leaves = makes them Toxic......I learned that the hard way w/ Chameleons years back - Jason