repto Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 they love the heat and need it for egg production,mating to produce fertile eggs etc.I have a 100w spot lamp and a 2 ft flourecent which gives off a bit of heat.At the moment its getting fairly cool at night etc in my garage so should go up to A 150w.You want a temp of 32 according to some info I have .Humidity is not liked by them and the photo gannet put up of the glass tank setup would not be ideal in my opinion,especially with the dept of waste etc.Mine is wood with a mesh back wall covered with a sheet of polystyrene,front glass sliders nothing on the floor but a layer of droppings which are quite dry and no smell.The egg laying is just a low cardboard carton with holes cutout to fit disposable clear coffeecups which you can often see the eggs down the sides,change them for incubation every sunday.keep the fresh grass in there ,a dish of bran no water other than the grass which is stood in jars of water.Wire mesh ladders for them to climb for basking andmoulting their skins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 i just want to say that the pic isnt of my set up (i dnt have a set up lol) it was just 1 i saw on my trips to look at some baby beardies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 realised that gannet,just wanted to make the point that glass tanks like that are not ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godragon Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hello I just google for Locust breeding, they said the require photoperiod : 12 hours of light every 24 hours. Do you guys keep your light on all the time? Or on a timmer? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 timer. they are ony active when the lights are on... 40w incandescent are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 realised that gannet,just wanted to make the point that glass tanks like that are not ideal. haven't had issues there repto. as long as ther is good circulation- mesh hood etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 My lights are on 24/7 and they seem to breed ok without a rest :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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