I have no idea what those are never heard of them.....so I don't knowI would like to know what locusts like and what you feed them.
I buy locusts from time to time and they live in my container for some time. I always fed her arugula, carrots and apples, and also always put a drinking bowl with water. The locusts ate very little and were "sad". Yesterday I tried putting bok choy leaves. They attacked these leaves and ate both the green part and the white part in half an hour, like piranhas. I realized that I didn’t know at all about what they liked from food. Does anyone have any more advice? Because I don't always have bok choy on hand.
What are you talking about? Locusts or about bok choy?I have no idea what those are never heard of them.....so I don't know
I'm assuming what you are calling locust we call grasshoppers. I don't know the extent of their diet but from what I've seen around the farm growing up, they ate the leafy stuff in the garden first.I would like to know what locusts like and what you feed them.
I buy locusts from time to time and they live in my container for some time. I always fed her arugula, carrots and apples, and also always put a drinking bowl with water. The locusts ate very little and were "sad". Yesterday I tried putting bok choy leaves. They attacked these leaves and ate both the green part and the white part in half an hour, like piranhas. I realized that I didn’t know at all about what they liked from food. Does anyone have any more advice? Because I don't always have bok choy on hand.
I'm assuming what you are calling locust we call grasshoppers. I don't know the extent of their diet but from what I've seen around the farm growing up, they ate the leafy stuff in the garden first.
Ok, we have both varieties but just lump them all as grasshoppers lol.View attachment 87743
I did a little searching on the Internet, it seems there is a difference between these insects. I have exactly the ones on the right in the picture. and they are quite large, I think 2-2.5 inches
Cool! You manage to breed them! I only have time for roaches.View attachment 87744
Here is a pic of one of my females with her first offspring
Mine get oats in a small bowl that I fill up weekly as it emptys. They like romana salad, they like kale, they don't need water as they get most of it from food....what else?!?....They usually like fore gras-like and green plants. But mine don't like rocket for some reason...
I usually call these animals this way - everything that is small and jumps is a grasshopper, if it jumps and it is big then it is a locustOk, we have both varieties but just lump them all as grasshoppers lol.
The ones I have are dessert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), may you possibly have migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria)?Cool! You manage to breed them! I only have time for roaches.
By the way, they look a little different for me, tomorrow I can take a picture of them, now it’s already night.
Exactly! I have migratory locusts. I buy it because Foxy just goes crazy for them. In the insect store there is also a desert one, but for some reason I didn’t pay attention to it, by the way, migratory locusts also poop a lotThe ones I have are dessert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), may you possibly have migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria)?
They should be fairly similar though.
They breed fairly easy but will need a hear lamp....And they poop a lot as you probably know by now
The ones I get are dessert to lolThe ones I have are dessert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), may you possibly have migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria)?
They should be fairly similar though.
They breed fairly easy but will need a hear lamp....And they poop a lot as you probably know by now
Maybe you should think about breeding? You can bring a few from Vegas and create a colony.The ones I get are dessert to lolSnickers will do backflips to get them lol. I have to go out and catch them though. Because they are invasive they can't be bought or sold here. When I was in Nevada I could get far enough into the desert to not have to worry about pesticides and such. Here in Washington I doubt I'll be able to give them wild caught.
I wonder if I fly to back Vegas if I can sneak a box full of them through security at the airport lmao.... wouldn't that be fun to try to explain to tsa
I had considered it, I just simply don't have the time to do it successfully.Maybe you should think about breeding? You can bring a few from Vegas and create a colony.
As I promised, I am posting a photo of my locust.The ones I have are dessert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), may you possibly have migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria)?
They should be fairly similar though.
They breed fairly easy but will need a hear lamp....And they poop a lot as you probably know by now
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