Hornworms as pets ?!?

beatpoet · July 18, 2011

One of my friends went down to the farmers market last week and I guess one of the guys selling tomatoes gave her 5 year old daughter two horn-worms to take home with her. She calls them both her "babies" and said "I do not want them to become butterflies, I want them to be my little caterpillars forever"

At least someone has figured out an interesting use for them, lol

Heritage · July 18, 2011

How cute... that's one smart farmer! I sense a business opportunity...

Tracydr · July 19, 2011

Maybe you could also sell them as high protein organic chicken treats, soy free?

Skaggydog · July 19, 2011

My turtle LOVES them.

July 18, 2011	#1
beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	Hornworms as pets ?!? One of my friends went down to the farmers market last week and I guess one of the guys selling tomatoes gave her 5 year old daughter two horn-worms to take home with her. She calls them both her "babies" and said "I do not want them to become butterflies, I want them to be my little caterpillars forever" At least someone has figured out an interesting use for them, lol __________________ "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

July 18, 2011	#2
Heritage Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,255	How cute... that's one smart farmer! I sense a business opportunity...

July 19, 2011	#3
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Maybe you could also sell them as high protein organic chicken treats, soy free?

July 19, 2011	#4
Skaggydog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 131	My turtle LOVES them.