wild grasshoppers as food?

[devder1]

can i feed wild grasshoppers to my beardie?
we do not spray our house with pesticides, and there are grasshoppers everywhere now that summer is here
any help would be appreciated

 

[devder1]

bump

 

[fickle]

dont do it the risks arnt worth it just buy crickets or what ever you feed your beardie

 

[indiana.dutton]

Crickets arnt that expensive and wont carry the same diseaseswild ones would.

 

[jason longboard]

Im scared of big grasshoppers.I handle tarantulas all the time,I give you props for even thinking of letting one of your limbs come within touching distance from one of those satanic blind flying killer kicking bastards.

 

[devder1]

ok i do feed him crickets but these grasshoppers are big and everywhere, so i was wondering
i fed a small one to my killifish the other day and he liked it

 

[devder1]

Im scared of big grasshoppers.I handle tarantulas all the time,I give you props for even thinking of letting one of your limbs come within touching distance from one of those satanic blind flying killer kicking bastards.

lol whats up? you just going around the reptiles section today, finding everything that repulses you and yelling about it?

 

[jason longboard]

lol whats up? you just going around the reptiles section today, finding everything that repulses you and yelling about it?

it was fun but now Im worn out.forgot how much fun this site could be sometimes,Ive been mia for a bit,lol,hope you enjoyed it.

 

[ColdwaterCreekGuide]

I personally catch wild insects for my bullfrog all the time.
Inspect the insect, make sure its healthy and shows no sign of disease or poison.
You can even rinse them off.. Catch a few and put them in a container for a while to observe them.. You could even try to breed them.

 

[CTU2fan]

^ I agree. Plus the wild insects will likely be more nutritious because of the diet they eat.