How to breed Locusts

[beardymadmad]

how long do the adults live for because someone said they only live for a week so there would be no point they breed and then die isit? or do you just put the extra large locusts in instead of the adult ones?will they breed?pm thanks

[beardymadmad]

Bump Up!

[jrf23]

The entire lifespan of a locust can be upto 5 months I think, but in captivity it'll be less than that! Only the full adults can breed as they're the only ones with fully developed sexual organs.

They survive for quite a while as adults giving them plenty of time to breed. It takes them between 4 - 8 weeks to fully develop into adulthood. The thing about breeding them is
a) you don't have to pay for anymore
b) you naturally have to gut load them because you want them to breed
c) if you have a large colony, you can select the size of locust that suits your needs!

[jrf23]

Here's a good picture of the life cycles of a locust:

[garysumpter]

How do you collect the babies?

[jrf23]

I'm guessing you mean after they hatched and stuff? Otherwise, to start with just buy them from a shop!

Only joking! Depends whether you mind touching them or not! I find the best thing to do is stick a plastic cup in on its side, then shoo as many as you can in with your hand! You can catch the bigger ones by hand or use tweezers etc to pick them up. A fish net is also quite good (a little one I mean!) When they're adult, they do have wings and will fly so watch for those that try and make a break for it! A good system to stop this is to buy a pair of tights, stick it over the top of whatever you're keeping them in, cut the feet of the tights and stick your arms down those! Then you can use both hands and none can get out!

[beardymadmad]

hi ive just done a 3ft by 2ft by 2ft and i orderd them and came 2day soo i put all 50 adult locusts in and all of them have been doing it since i put them in 5-6 have already laid in the soil and ive only just had them 2day!it seems like its going realy well!how big are the babies when they hatch?can u see them? pm thanks

[gavlp20]

Do You Use Peat For Them To Lay Their Eggs In I Have Tried Sand But They Dont Lay In It And I Can Not Kept To Sand Moist All The Time And Where Do You Get Your Adults From ?
Cheers
Gav

[DannyHix]

very helpfull thanks

[Trevor]

i breed tropical, fish my fish house is constant 80 degrees could i breed locusts in there using the heat in there my lights are on for about 10hours a day
would i just use the adults i buy for my beardies