Hi

Anyone know where i can get some male locust from, I have bought 2 bulk loads so far (about 100 in total) and i think i have 5 male adults in total and 95 male females. Keeping them and hoping to breed them to feed my Yemen and soon to have Baby Bd.

Any ideas ?

Im pretty sure im right in thinking males are yellow and slightly smaller than females who are a kinda pink colour.

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Majik

yeah i got 45 males a 5 females, from a seller on her that sold thm to me after asking for 50% split, on top of that i had to wait 9 days for delivery.

most sellers will sell you males to keep there females going.

yeah ur right about male colours, shame ur not a bit closer...

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6.11 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Yemen Chameleon
1.2 Big Headed Gecko (Pictus)
0.0.9 Indian Velvet Spider Mites
0.0.3 Fruit Beetles
1.1 Peacock Praying Mantis
0.1 Girlfriend!

thinking about it again they didn't have any adults so i got extra large locust but they tried to give me a mix of ones that were really yellow etc and "normal ones"

Will have to go back tomoz and get one more and hoep they have adults lol.

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Majik

if there not adults i dont think its very easy to tell the sexes, i think you have different types of locusts

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6.11 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Yemen Chameleon
1.2 Big Headed Gecko (Pictus)
0.0.9 Indian Velvet Spider Mites
0.0.3 Fruit Beetles
1.1 Peacock Praying Mantis
0.1 Girlfriend!

i think there are 2 types of locust

Have order another 3 tubs so hoping i will get some males lol.

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Majik

Just an update, Still dont seem to be able to breed these locust, I would say that there is about a 50/50 mix now but still nothing.

Any ideas/tips ?

I have the in glass "spider" viv and they have Heat Mat on 24/7 and a basking light on from 08.00-22.00.

Feed them on bug grub and grass and they have bug gel to drink.

Have plenty of egg cartons etc to climb on.

Any help would be great.

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Majik