My Luna Moths
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d17oug18
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i ran out of leaves yesterday and they started eating the tape holding up the sticks, lol i dont think thats a good thing is it lol ill get more leaves today! just thought it would be a funny thing to put here =)
2nd. If all goes well, a second brood should puate around october 10th and the leaves fall around late october.
ABbuggin
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lol, if you let them go long enough without food, they eat the leaves' stems and then they start to eat the actual wood once those are gone.
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I wouldn't push the 2nd generation. You will more than likely run out of food. If you are not able to feed them adequately, you will have a bunch of "mini" luna moths (I know this for a fact lol)
When you both get moths, I would like to know what the size of your largest one is. So far, I had one emerge this year with a wing span of 133mm. That's in the 95% percentile for luna moths. :blink:
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But I read that states in the New York/New Jersy area have 2 broods.
ABbuggin
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I know a good site about luna moths and it's www3.islandtelecom.com
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ABbuggin
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Here's a few pics of my caterpillars....
One handful worth, I still have about 3 handful worths after selling dozens.h34r:
Brown one is in the pre-pupal stage, the green one is a normal one.
This is what the sweet gum branches (they are about 2 feet long) look like every morning!
Here's a toad that lives right next to my caterpillar cages. He has been there for about a week now. All he does is stare at them all day and night! I'll toss him the sick or dying caterpillars and he gobbles them right up.
One handful worth, I still have about 3 handful worths after selling dozens.
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Brown one is in the pre-pupal stage, the green one is a normal one.
This is what the sweet gum branches (they are about 2 feet long) look like every morning!
Here's a toad that lives right next to my caterpillar cages. He has been there for about a week now. All he does is stare at them all day and night! I'll toss him the sick or dying caterpillars and he gobbles them right up.
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cute toad! I found one like that in my grandpa's garage.
PhilinYuma
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ABbuggin
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I do keep them outside, but in a screen cage. I get my branches from the trees in my yard, I have at least a dozen old sweet gum trees. This way I don't really damage each individual tree.
In front of an elementary school there are 2 huge sweetgum trees that I take from.
ABbuggin
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I want to try the sleaving method, but I need a ladder (branches are high so I use a gooseneck to clip them). >_<
I put them in bigger containers today!
ABbuggin
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Nearly all lunas have made cocoons now (40+). Should be hatching in 1-2 weeks. B)
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My lunas are getting BIG!!!!!!
d17oug18
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3 outta 5 lunas have wrapped themselves in leaves lol im scared to open it up. i have no idea when there cocoon is done.
ABbuggin
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Don't open it. It IS the cocoon.
The pupae is the actual insect inside the protective case (cocoon). It will open it up by itself when it hatches. 
