super giant worms for a super giant gecko

[nevinm]

the beast

and a giant male enjoying one as well

enjoy guys
nev

 

[Condawg]

Ahh, that's nasty.
Very big worms. Gah

 

[Sven]

Great pictures! The worms are cool. How much weight the Super Giant male? He looks very big.

 

[gage]

what kind of worms are thos

 

[DoubleZ]

That third picture is great. Haha.

 

[Crazygecko]

those big suckers look like horned caterpillars.
So your geckos have no problem handling the horn?
Wonder how the fat content is of those buggers. Sure do make a big snack thats for sure. lol
Great pics

 

[GatorGirl286]

yea what kind of worms are those? they are awesomely blue lol. and i like your gecko

 

[paulnj]

HORNWORMS YUM YUM

 

[nevinm]

thanks every one!! he veries in wieght from 135ish down to 115 and back up. the worms are giant horned worms and they are my fave color as well lol. and if you feel the horns they're accually pretty soft and really dont hurt the animals. all my insectivorious animals LOVE them!! and i like the 3rd pic the most as well

 

[paulnj]

The only hornworms I ever see are tomato hornworms ( Manduca quinquemaculata).. they devour my tomato plants.

 

[nevinm]

yeah paul, thats them they are the same thing, but dont feed them out of your garden. the tomato plants that they eat make them poisionous. but i get mine from mullberry farms, and they made a giant hornworm chow that makes them safe.

 

[paulnj]

Thanks Nevin. The ones in the garden don't live for too long after finding them

 

[fallen_angel]

That's AWESOME!! We'll have to get some for our 125 gram boy now that you have given us the idea! Maybe then he can have an actual meal instead of just a snack :main_laugh:

 

[gothra]

Wow, you have a great eater! Those worms look very chewy.

 

[nevinm]

haha, yeah jess i feel the same way. i only fed about 7 of the worms to the geckos i have likeanother 12 of them, and im letting the grow even bigger. but the thing is they are quite fatty from what i understand (thats just what ive heard, not accually know).
and thanks bonnie

 

[Select Gex]

I think I need to pick up some of those worms for my redfoot tortoises!

 

[catvettech]

paulnj
The only hornworms I ever see are tomato hornworms ( Manduca quinquemaculata).. they devour my tomato plants.
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Yeah, my dad doesn't get these worms on his tomatos anymore:main_angry: The box turtles used to indulge in these goodies.

I LOVE picture #2!!!!

 

[Crazygecko]

If those are the hornworms i think they are, they turn into some massively huge moths. Very cool looking moth.

 

[MSMD]

Cute pics! I agree. I like the 3rd pic best, as well! What he lacks in manners (chewing with his mouth open ), he makes up in cuteness! :main_laugh: He's pretty freakin' cute, Nevin!

btw, those worms really are quite pretty.....for worms. :main_yes::main_laugh::main_rolleyes:

 

[nevinm]

jay, your right, the moths are HUGE. i used to give them to my tokays all the time, i left one in a cage and put the cage in the closet not knowing it was in there cause i took the tokays out. 3 or 4 months later i pulled the cage out and this huge beautiful moth came tearing out of it.

and mari thanks so much, he is just as sweet as he is cute. he smiles more than any other gecko ive ever seen