I have an organic garden (don't spray a single thing, only use compost as fertilizer, etc) and June is the month for horn worms, which are 3-5 inch caterpillars of the sphinx moth that can decimate a variety of plants! The only bugs I myself actively kill outside are mosquitoes (smack!) and slugs (salt-water) and I like to see death go to good use (such as if you hunt, using everything you can to make the life given worth it). Smaller caterpillars I feed to my fish but this one's way too big for them. I have read up on horn worms and several birds are known to eat them, just some don't care for them and I was wondering if instead of drowning them in a can of water, what if I fed them to Sukha for some awesome protein the way he's supposed to get it? If I know exactly what I'm feeding and where it came from and whatnot.
I will not feed it until I get an OK from one of the Experts here with a knowledgeable opinion, but I figured it would be a great new food source for Sukha. He's pretty spoiled with fresh fruit and veggies from our garden, cooked food we eat and his pellet diet so he may not take it, but if it's safe I'd like to try it as I'm always looking for new things to further stimulate him. Otherwise I'll probably give it to some preschool or something so they can keep it and watch it grow.
Thanks in advance!
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