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Locusts
Perfect food for: bearded dragons & other lizards
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Live Locusts Buying Guide
Here at the Northampton Reptile Centre, we understand that only the freshest and healthiest live foods should be used for your pets. That is why we strive to provide the healthiest, most nutritious and active locusts on the market.
Our locusts are farm-bred in ethical conditions and well-fed with excellent food and organic vegetation, ensuring that they are as nutritious as possible when they get to you. We also gut-load the locusts before packaging, to ensure that they arrive active and healthy.
These locusts are an integral and popular food source for many reptile's diets. Here at the Northampton Reptile Centre, we feed them to our turtles, chameleons, bearded dragons, basilisks, tarantulas, spiny-tailed monitors and many more.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Can I Keep Locusts Alive?
There are several things you can do to keep locusts alive:
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Locusts are strictly vegetarian, so only feed them fresh insecticide-free grass, leafy greens or cabbage.
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Locusts are suitable for feeding indoors, as they won’t survive long outdoors.
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Make sure to feed them enough and give them enough space, as they are cannibalistic and locusts biting each other can happen.
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Locusts have an amazing growth rate from hatching from the egg pod to being able to reproduce within 42 days, so separate the adult locusts from the babies.
Why are Locusts the Perfect Treat for Exotic Pets?
Locusts are an attractive food source for reptiles, including bearded dragons, as they provide more nutrition than any other live food. Additionally, due to them being slightly slower moving than crickets and having a bright yellow wing case, they are easy to catch for reptiles.
Lastly, they are great for reptile keepers, as even if you overfeed your pet, locusts biting back will not happen.
What Other Live Food Insects Does Reptile Centre Stock?
Besides large locusts, Northampton Reptile Centre sells a range of live food in various sizes and bulk bags. This includes mealworms, brown crickets, cockroaches, grubs, waxworms and flies.
