Care Sheet for InsectsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 03/25/2005 |
Main Category: | Non-Reptile/Amphibian |
Sub Category: | Insects |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Dimand_dragon_ |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Grasshopper |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Maybe crickets. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | No clue just get about 12 from out side and that should be sufficient. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Water can be given a couple of different ways, just using moist plant matter, using a lid of a peanut butter container and cutting a sponge to fit the lid, or if you plan on not looking after them for a while (strongly not recommend) you can place a sponge or cotton in a reptile fountain. The substrate can be tropical fish flakes, this is expensive so i would just use bran, rolled oats, or plain mini-wheat’s. They will eat this. You will need a 4-6 inch deep dish for soil (bed-a-beast is the best) for laying eggs if u intend to breed for food. |
Lighting and UVB: | I use a UV light for heat and I’m not sure if they need the UV but i have tons of them i use old ones that I’ve had to replace (the six month rule) |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 70-80 degrees F. especially if Ur intending to breed for a food supply for Ur herp. Humidity is fairly bad as it creates mold. |
Heating and Equipment: | Generally just a normal 100 watt light bulb is sufficient. |
Caging Provided: | A rubber maid container with a hole cut into the lid so you can glue a screen mesh on. |
Diet: | Herbivorous |
Description of Diet: | Fish food flakes, rolled oats, bran flakes, crushed mini wheat’s can be used as a dry food alpha hay is good too. fruits and veggies are good for a food and should be place every other day |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium supplement can be sprinkled on the fruit and veggies to make them healthier for your Herp |
Maintenance: | Every weak take the soil out and and new one, the soil must remain moist and kept at around 80 degrees F. in order to hatch the eggs. Once a month clean out the enclosure and store all insects in a jar or something. You don’t want to have to start over or if in the winter have no grasshoppers for variety. |
Some Words on this Species: | These insect can help give your herps a good variety of food. |
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