Grasshoppers...

[Vibrant Chameleons]

I went bug hunting today with my son and I was able to find about a dozen grasshoppers from a pesticide free area. The lucky chameleons that got a chance to taste them, absolutely LOVED them. I sure wish we could buy these here in Ontario, Canada.

Is there an easy way to breed your own grasshoppers?? This would be a great addition for my chameleons, along with roaches, silkworms, superworms and crickets!

 

[Tygerr]

I've recommended this book before, so don't think I'm getting paid commission by them or anything, but it really has a lot of great information for breeding insects at home: "Breeding Food Animals" (by Friederich and Volland).
There is a whole chapter about raising locusts/grasshoppers. It even explains how to easily grow wheatgrass at home to feed the insects.

I haven't actually set up a breeding unit of my own yet, but as soon as summer rolls back around here and I can collect enough breeding stock out in the wild again, I'm definitely going to try it.

 

[Kecleon]

I went bug hunting today with my son and I was able to find about a dozen grasshoppers from a pesticide free area. The lucky chameleons that got a chance to taste them, absolutely LOVED them. I sure wish we could buy these here in Ontario, Canada.

Is there an easy way to breed your own grasshoppers?? This would be a great addition for my chameleons, along with roaches, silkworms, superworms and crickets!

Hi there Vibrant Chameleons,
got your thread and just wanted to help and give you a link where you can begin your rearing of your hoppers and learn a little bit about them.
I'm about to breed some to cause they are a bit easy to get here but i'm really looking for the lime green ones but the ones i get i'll try with them first and then try ti find the green ones.

here the link :http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperrear.htm

And here you can check the sexes of them :http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperinfo.htm

and here are some pic's

Hope this will help!!!

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

Tygerr and Kecleon,

Thank you both for the awesome information. It will come to good use