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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If that's a tomato horn worm, I'm on the wasps side...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hornworms are a delicious treat for any lizard large enough to eat them. Bearded dragons seem to love them. If you catch them and put them into a container with a food/water source anyone with a pet like that will happily pay you for them.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They also make a good first pet for kids because they're cheap and die fast anyways

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The worms or the kids?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Yes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But only a treat. Maybe theres been more science done in the past 5 years, but I remember them being basically junk food for lizards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sure, wax worms and hornworms have a higher fat:protein content than is “healthy” for your captive lizard. A treat is exactly that, you should not feed them only snacks everyday just like your dogs or cats or yourself!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Wow those are huge!