Locusts!!!

[Johnny84]

Anyone out there know where to buy live Locusts??

 

[chamguy]

Unfortunately,... Unless you are in the UK it is not legal to ship locousts in America. If that was not the case I would be rolling in dough right now since very few of us breed them.

I'm lucky enough to live in the country where I have an unlimited supply.

 

[Johnny84]

Really? Why cant Locusts be shipped?

 

[chamguy]

I think it's because of pest control and maintaining crop yeilds. Some areas like up north do not have many and it is a risk of infestation that can lead to millions of dollares in damage to crops.

 

[Johnny84]

That makes sense! But its still easier to buy them then to catch em wild! Here in Utah we use to have millions and millions of grasshoppers..but now I only see one once in awhile!! But thanks for your help!

 

[Symbiot]

I see many of them around my yard in the summer time. My young panther cham loves them. Unfortunately, I've heard crickets are still a better feeder for them since they can be gutloading much easier.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Come catch them in my yard because they won't shut the heck up when you're trying to sleep, luckily I'm used to noise so I sleep through it.

 

[Johnny84]

Where is that? lol

 

[chamguy]

I think they are just as easy to gut load. You just have to keep them for a short time

 

[bradley]

I feed locusts to my cham as im in the uk. My cham gets 3 adult locusts every other day. An adult locust is the same as 2-3 adult crickets which makes them cheaper!

 

[KatCham]

Yeah, shame u can't ship them over there. They're a great staple!!!

We can get locusts no probs here in the UK, but not hornworms unfortunately.

You lot in America can get hornworms but not locusts
Us lot in the UK can get locusts not hornworms.

Gotta be a balance I suppose HAHA!!!!

 

[Texas Panther Man]

I'd rather be able to get locusts than horns. Horns are great dont get me wrong but they arent really a staple feeder. And if you dont hatch em out yourself they are exp to buy in the cups.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

You'll find plenty of them in Virginia. Trust me.