Andrea82
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Hi all,
I can't seem to keep every locust I buy alive. At first, that was because I kept them too small. So I gave them a nice 40 liter tupperware-like tub with some eggcrates as resting material. I feed them hay, straw, fresh lettuce, apple, carrots and some oat-flakes.
But now I found out a third of my 'colony' is getting stuck in midmolt, usually at the last two molts. Wings don't seem to unfold nicely, or abdomens and legs are stuck in the molts.
With mantids, you need to give some branches to molt from, is this the same for locusts? The species is L.migratoria I believe.
Thanks for any and all help!
I can't seem to keep every locust I buy alive. At first, that was because I kept them too small. So I gave them a nice 40 liter tupperware-like tub with some eggcrates as resting material. I feed them hay, straw, fresh lettuce, apple, carrots and some oat-flakes.
But now I found out a third of my 'colony' is getting stuck in midmolt, usually at the last two molts. Wings don't seem to unfold nicely, or abdomens and legs are stuck in the molts.
With mantids, you need to give some branches to molt from, is this the same for locusts? The species is L.migratoria I believe.
Thanks for any and all help!