hi there i want to breed some bugs like locusts,roaches

for my dragons can anyone put up any pic's of there Enclosures.

Also whats the best food for mealworms

Glad you asked this Puffadragon... I was looking at doing the same thing, I threw some big locusts in for our dragon Albert to scoff and two started mating in the tank.. next thing the female is laying eggs everywhere... and they are dripping down off the wooden log all down onto the bottom and partially over the dragon, and he had a big scoff on them :roll:

I would love to breed some locusts also, or at least give them a whirl too

sounds like your dragons liked that feed

i breed my mealworms in bran and sliced carrot for moisture ,the adult beetles also lay there eggs in the carrot and the cycle goes on ..

I will write an article on breeding crickets and locust when I have some time. As snookie says feed mealworms bran and carrot (and apple). Dont chuck out your bran after all your adults die as you normally have to wait a while for the young to hatch.

Mealworms are easy, as said bran and I just throw in a whole carrot,Then leave them. will try get pic up of locust breeding but I just have them in 4 ft glass tank with sand, some branches, 150 watt bulb, feed them grass and poultry mash,

also like lettuce and love bread,, brown, white, multi grain etc,,

if i new how to put pic here would show pic of my locust set up,,

Here is a link to explain how alien4 8) Easy process..

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/posting-pics-in-the-forum-vt2406.html

I buy my insects from alien4, she sends great and slightly amusing info sheets with them so easy as to care for them and they stay alive and healthy for ages 2. I keep the mealworms in lettuce and bran. And the locusts in a tank with a heat source, water, glass and sticks. Funny as most people think i keep insects as pets when they see them set up by the beardy tank.

easy, think i have to go to computer basic school :oops: will have a go so warning ahead dont laugh,,

thank you sparkynut,, do you get email?

Yip, just sent another one back.

I just found some big roaches in a old wood stack about 3 cm long

very dark in colour going to put them in a large bin with lid

and get'm breeding will let you no how it gose

wilson was breeding slaters for his frog very easy by the sounds of it dont know if they would be much of a meal for a beardie tho

Here are alien4's pics of her bug breeding setup 8)

That didnt work african

God I am such an idiot... :lol: :lol: Lemme just get them back on :lol:

There ya go... in post on previous page 8) :lol: :oops:

very cool set up alien4

well thats a bit different too what I saw at your place over summer Alien

yes a major change,, they out grew it in numbers, the breeding them has grown on me, hehe still wanting to go bigger, :lol:

go bigger

then you could have locusts in biblical proportions

alien4 is that vermiculite ur using for the egg laying or. . . ?

What's the cost of the power useage with a locust set up? I'm keen to give it a try but since I only have 2 baby water dragons I wondered if it was still cheaper to buy rather than do my own?

just good old sand, from the plant bran,,

Not ever from beach to salty, etc

Power,, i would'nt have the foggest idea how much i use, or cost with the beardies, locusts etc and now having the fire going as heat time for light and heat change often, plus im not the bill payer, so what i dont see don't hurt :lol: