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If you have an outside in closure then this is a message for you about two and a half day ago I discovered something... Millions of worms had eaten all of spikes plants, which made him starve when we noticed we gave a full feast of fruits and vegetables I will show the pictures ImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1432158352.227433.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1432158365.060953.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1432158381.306799.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1432158393.639344.jpg
If you ever find these worms then consider a heavy search on your plants and water kill every worm you find
 

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True. Most butterflies only lay their eggs on certain plants that their larva will eat.
You might have to mix up the plants. It's unlikely you'd be unlucky enough to pick only plants eaten by them.
They look like one of the non stinging types. Lucky.
 

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Yes, they are found in a clump or cluster of eggs. When the larva hatch, they just march along right next to each other eating and marching. The only thing left behind is the vein of the leaf. Then they move on to the next leaf. In fact, the ones that eat grape leaves are actually called "skeletonizers".
 

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