reptilenutt Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 They don't breed or hatch well unless you keep the temperature up. YES I do the same the light and heater are on a thermostat and turn of and on all the time but the dep is always about the 29-30 mark and do well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 well i just adjusted the hight of my lights so now the temps are better 28 at bottom and 34 3/4 of the way up. man these things can eat and ive only got 50 lol. just getting wings now so hope to have offspring in time for spring when my frogs come out of brumation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 i had 50 adults.... in 2 months i had litereally close to 1000 babies most of them grew up to a godo size, but left for holiday and thougth they had enough bran for food, half starved, then started to eat each other, i coudlnt clean the enclosure as it opened fromt hetop and they fly out im trying to use a front opening enclosure so they dont get out when i clean it. easyt ob reed they breed like ..... locusts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 my locusts have been laying like crazy and some have hatched be not as many as hoped. do locusts lay there eggs even if they are unfertile?? because i counted the males the other day and I've only got 3 or 4 males out of the 50 in total. eggs have been incubated at 29-35 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 locust eggs can remain dormant for awhile and when humidity and temp si right, suddenly all hatch this is when you get seasons overseas of swarms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 You need to keep the laying media moist or the eggs don't hatch well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 yea, what i did was put a pipe with its end burried under, pour water into it, so the water comes up from the bottom. doesnt rot and dampen the eggs too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 yer i have put grad rap with a rubber band on top to keep the moister in. first i incubated them just in the locust tank then i made my self a homemade incubator with a thermostat would add pis but cant work out how to??? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 as long as your medium was at the right moisture levels when you covered it with gladwrap should be good for the length of incubation.replace your egg laying cups at least once a week regardless if they have been laid in or not.Quite warm in there so they do dry out fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 yer i think they will hatch my main worry is that i dont have enough males is 3 enough for about 50 females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 nah,i had pairs and they used to spend all day doing the wild thing(in a grasshopper like way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 yer males are very busy they only stop to eat, witch is not very often lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I would think you would be best with the same number of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 bad news today alot of my egg containers were full of mold right the way through and the eggs all black so that sucks... was using a peat moss sand mix so now trying sand and dirt. also i may have had it to wet, maybe they drowned??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 dirt no good,use coarse sand or pumice sand .dampen it and give it a good zap in the microwave.Then you will be starting with sterile medium.Use cooled boiled water to moisten it with if you need to.Dirt will have mega bacteria and other nasties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 yet good point will change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 i have used vermiculite and the sand i mentioned,both worked but i had better results with the sand.i know others who have the opposite result so what ever works for you ,once you find it ,good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 ok will try builders sand and take the containers out ever 3 day instead of 7 so it not such a big lost if it does not work again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEAnthrax Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 What kind of humidity do they need? I very recently just started to breed my own, and noticed the tank gets quite humid. Is this good or bad for them? :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Bad for locusts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEAnthrax Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Bad for locusts. what kind of humidity do they need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 They are desert locusts and need it dry as well as a supply of water and a moist laying media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEAnthrax Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 D: I don't know what's going on. My locusts are in a tank, fresh water (soaked cotton ball), bran and grass. tanks being kept around 30 degrees and humities around 41%. I noticed over the last 2 days they've started being a bit twichy then yesterday when I took the tank out 3 were upside down just twitching. My first thought was I had startled them and they jumped into the side of the glass and knocked themselves out (so wasn't too bothered cos I still had many more). Just checked on them now because they need some more fresh grass and there's another 5 laying upside down just twitching and a few other looking like they can hardly handle there own legs and kinda keep stumbling . Can't be the food supply having insecticide, because I have always gathered the grass from the same place in my yard and I haven't sprayed there ever. Any ideas please??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 sounds like insecticide to me?spraydrift can go a fair way if conditions are right,perhaps your neighbours may have had the house done etc?has the room they are in been done at some stage,maybe even the bran may be treated for weevils??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEAnthrax Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 sounds like insecticide to me?spraydrift can go a fair way if conditions are right,perhaps your neighbours may have had the house done etc?has the room they are in been done at some stage,maybe even the bran may be treated for weevils??? I've taken any ones that keep falling over lots out and away from the rest just in case, neighbor hasn't been spraying that I know of. Wheatmeals the same bag I'm feeding to my mealworms, they all seem alive and developing. The rest seem okay as far as I can tell atm, a few are a bit twitchy still, I've taken them away from their light heating and given them grass from the same area again though, as to test one change at a time to work out what's exactly causing them to die. Only time will tell I guess now, if there's more dead tomorrow I may have to find them a new source of food to try. I'm rather disappointed by their deaths after I thought they were going so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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