Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

[instar]

Does anyone know of any place that breeds/sells locust or grasshoppers please. Id love to try breeding them for frogs etc, havent heard of anything much outside woodies/crix etc as insect food.
Any contacts anywhere would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.

 

[NCHERPS]

Instar,
Try contacting Taronga zoo and ask them where they got their original locust from before they started to breed their own.

Neil

 

[instar]

Thanks Neil, I was thinkin that too, I saw their setup, thats where I got the idea Lol
nice fat hoppers would be great liz and frog dinner.
still if anyone knows where you can order them at all that would be great. ta

 

[angelrose]

Feel free to come around to my back yard and catch some, i have millions of them, and they fly, giant green grass hopers...they terrify me, they keep flying into my head...

Angel

 

[instar]

Catch me a whole box full, Ill pay for shipping/posting !!!

 

[Hickson]

Re: RE: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

Instar,
Try contacting Taronga zoo and ask them where they got their original locust from before they started to breed their own.

Neil

Inny,

Taronga has been breeding their own locusts since about 1990, so it might not be as simple a task as you think. The only people working in reptiles back then (this is pre-Serpentaria) who are still there and might remember are Terry Boylan and Dion Hobcroft.

Then again, I've heard the new guys running the Bughouse really know their stuff, they might know of some outside suppliers anyway.

And if all that fails, try Marshall Black. If memory serves me, it was he who setup Taronga's first locust breeding boxes back in '90.



Hix

 

[Guest]

RE: Re: RE: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

Just ask Sdaji inny, he is the 'hopper king!!!

He breeds and studies them for a living.

 

[angelrose]

Re: RE: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

Catch me a whole box full, Ill pay for shipping/posting !!!

Oh god no, im terrified of them, ask Sdaji.... He's a Proffessional Scientist bloke hehehe

Angel

 

[craig.a.c]

RE: Re: RE: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

A few months ago around my place all you would have needed was a net. Had thousands come through town.

 

[spyder]

Does anyone know of any place that breeds/sells locust or grasshoppers please. Id love to try breeding them for frogs etc, havent heard of anything much outside woodies/crix etc as insect food.
Any contacts anywhere would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.

Let me know how you go, as I would be interested for my Turtles, frog & Lizards.
Cheers.

 

[snake6p]

RE: Re: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

A shop in melb has them ,they might ship'em.
Cant remember the name of the shop but it's in Preston.

 

[instar]

RE: Re: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

Thanks for the info everyone.
Hix, ill buzz taronga tomorrow, try to contact marshall black or the others.
Angel and Sherm, ill contact sdaji the hopper eater too.
Any vic folk know the shop in preston?? Thanks snake6p

 

[tourett]

Let me know how you go, as I would be interested for my Turtles, frog & Lizards.
Cheers.

Me too instar. For my Froggies.
Tourett [/quote]

 

[tourett]

Let me know how you go, as I would be interested for my Turtles, frog & Lizards.
Cheers.

Me too instar. For my Froggies.
Tourett

 

[ether]

RE: Re: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

the Bughouse

Thats a smell ill never forget!! They have a serious set up there, thats for sure.

 

[Hickson]

RE: Re: Does anyone know anyone breeds locust/hoppers

Instar,

Was at the zoo today, Terry said Geoff (the bughouse guy) would know of suppliers. Apparently there's a guy out at Molong who breeds lots of rats and mice, as well as grasshoppers.



Hix