heya guys, i bought a beardie not so long ago and thought it would be fun to breed my own food.

I have succesfulyl bred crickets for about 4, 5 weeks but now i wihs to move on to breeding locusts as he seems to like these more, etc.

What sort of requiremnents do they need and what tips do you guys have?

at the moment, using a substrate (corn), and feeding them veg, which they devour. What else will i need? i knwo for the crix i dampened tissue for them to lay their eggs, etc, but not sure what to do with these locuts.

ALL help will be appreciated

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Ddelward

keep em warm with as low humidity as you possibly can, eggs cartons on the edges to climb on and tubs with about 3-4 inches of soil for egg laying.
about 10-14 days after eggs are laid you should have baby locusts, incubate the eggs at about 28c.

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does the soil need to be damp?

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Ddelward

Yeah, not water-logged though.

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