Insect experts, I summon you!
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maddashash
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Im pretty sure that is a katydid. Maybe a true expert will come by
KarmaChameleon1337
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That was my second guess.
chameleoman
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looks like a baby hopper but the big hind hoppers make it look more like a katydid to me can you get some more pics up?
chameleoman
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actually im 99% sure thats a baby katydid
camaleonte82
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that is a katydid. they scare the sh*t out of my co-worker everyday. she is scared to death of them and hates touching the plants we work with, none ever shows itself until she puts her guard down lol
KarmaChameleon1337
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So it's safe? Aren't cicadas safe too? I have a lot of those around here.
chameleoman
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yup theyre safe you should find a few more if you can and breed em and then sell them
jonpfeiffer
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I wouldn't just feed random insects to your animals though some areas spray pesticides and who knows really... Why risk it when you can buy captive bred feeders???
KarmaChameleon1337
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I know that no pesticides are sprayed. I'm seeing if I can breed them so that makes them safer. Variety is always good.
camaleonte82
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just keep and feed the bug for a few days. whatever is in his body will come out and if he is still alive and well after a few days of eating and pooping hes ready to become breakfast 
KarmaChameleon1337
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just keep and feed the bug for a few days. whatever is in his body will come out and if he is still alive and well after a few days of eating and pooping hes ready to become breakfast
Haha yea I know the drill.
Brown moths are Karma's favorite treat.
camaleonte82
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Haha yea I know the drill.
Brown moths are Karma's favorite treat.
actually that was directed at the poster above yours. you kinda posted as i was typing
i've seen your posts. your a smart one
KarmaChameleon1337
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Woah, how are they bred? They only lay eggs 1-2 times a year and it says it can take a year for them to hatch. They better be laying enough eggs to make it worth your while haha.
Texas Panther Man
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Ask Tx Ranger he breeds katydids and has already had some lay eggs and raised the baby katys for his collection. He sent me some eggs last winter but I left em outside and they didnt hatch.
SSimsswiSS
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Preekoo
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Haha yea I know the drill.
Brown moths are Karma's favorite treat.
I caught a moth once that flew in my window and I was gona feed it to Leon. But then I noticed a whole bunch of black stuff on my hand from where I was holding it. Is that stuff normal?
Texas Ranger
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Ask Tx Ranger he breeds katydids and has already had some lay eggs and raised the baby katys for his collection. He sent me some eggs last winter but I left em outside and they didnt hatch.
Feed them romain lettuce,rose leaves,or any bramble plant like blackberry and raspberry leaves mist them 1 time a day keep them in a screen or net set up with lots of sticks to climb and lay there eggs on. I breed 3 different kinds of katydids and 2 breed and lay eggs all year long and hatch a room temp in 20 to 30 days . The one you have there lays 2 to 3 times a year and the eggs need to be cooled to 50 or 60 degrees for a month to break dipause. They will hatch from 3 months to 9 months.... Also most katydids lay there eggs on sticks. I breed grass hoppers to 5 different species. 3 are seasonal and give me eggs one to 2 times a year and take 3 months to a year to hatch the other 2 a stimulated by temp and if keap warm breed and lay all year and eggs hatch fast to. They are a swarm locust/grasshopper..... They also lay there eggs in dirt instead of on sticks ....
Oh and TPM I should be getting eggs again soon I will send you some more we can't have Texas chams just eatting crickets and roaches lol.
