Hornworm Food for Sale
This is hornworm food, the dry chow that hornworms eat, sold on its own. It is a wheat-germ-based diet that you mix with water using the included instructions, then add to a cup with your worms. Because it stores dry, you can buy in bulk and keep it for later. In short, it is what you need to feed and grow your own hornworms.
What It Is For
Use the food to keep your hornworms fed and growing. It refills a Habitat-Cup that runs low, and it lets you grow worms up to a larger size. Pair it with an empty Habitat cup to set up your own.
Mixing and Storage
Mix the dry food with water following the instructions in the package. Store any unused food dry, in a cool spot, where it keeps well. Buying a larger size costs less per ounce, so bulk is the economical choice if you culture often.
Still Dust Before Feeding
Good food grows healthy hornworms, but it does not make them a calcium source. Like crickets, hornworms carry more phosphorus than calcium. So dust the worms with TC Calcium Ultra Fine before feeding them to your pets.
Best For
- Keepers who grow their own hornworms.
- Refilling a Habitat-Cup that is low on food.
- Pairing with an empty cup to set up your own.
- Anyone who wants to buy food in bulk and save.
Not Best For
- Buyers expecting live worms, since this is the food only.
- Keepers who only feed off quickly, who may not need extra food.
- Use as a calcium supplement, since you still dust the worms.
Recommended Add-Ons
- Small Habitat-Cup for live worms to grow.
- Habitat Cup 32oz, No Food to pair with this food.
- Habitat Cup 32oz, Food Included for a ready cup with food.
- TC Calcium Ultra Fine to dust the worms before feeding.
- Live Hornworms to browse worms and cups.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hornworm food?
It is the dry chow hornworms eat, a wheat-germ-based diet. You mix it with water and add it to a cup with your worms. This is the food, not live worms.
How do I use it?
Mix the dry food with water using the included instructions, then place it in a cup with your hornworms. Store any extra dry.
What is it for?
It keeps your hornworms fed and growing, refills a cup that runs low, and lets you grow worms larger or raise your own.
Do I still need to dust the hornworms?
Yes. The food grows healthy worms, but hornworms are not a calcium source, so dust them before feeding your pets.
What sizes are available?
It comes in 2oz, 1/2lb, 1lb, 2lbs, and 4lbs. Larger sizes cost less per ounce, so buy in bulk to save.
Learn More About the Hornworm Diet
These sources cover the artificial diet hornworms are raised on.
- Manduca sexta Overview. A reference on the tobacco hornworm, including how a wheat-germ diet changes its color.
- NCBI: Diet and Growth in Manduca sexta. University research on how diet shapes the growth of hornworm larvae.
- ScienceDirect: Gut Loading (veterinary overview). A reference on feeder nutrition, which supports dusting the worms you grow.
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