Q&A for How to Feed a Grasshopper

They might not have enough heat, or perhaps the food you are giving them is not suited to their digestive system - experiment with giving them different foods appropriate for grasshoppers, and make sure their environment is safe and warm.

if you care for them and treat them carefully, a year or two. Most grasshopper in the wild don't live that long because they face predators and dangerous weather.

He can now feed himself. And yes, he can eat lettuce and stuff on his own.

Try putting the food directly in front of him.

It is best to keep their container much like it would be in the wild, so include fresh plants and grass frequently. Give them fresh food as well.

Look at the very end of the body to determine the sex. The female has a tapered abdomen.The male doesn't have a tapered abdomen.

So the female can lay eggs. If you don't want babies, you can always release the eggs in the wild.

Actually you can use a mixture but there needs to be some mass amount of sand. So 60 percent sand, and then 40 percent soil.

That really is too much. They need space to live and breathe.

Yes. Cut the carrot up a bit because grasshoppers like carrots more if they are wet. Wash the carrot before giving it to a grasshopper(s).

Grasshopper urine is usually a yellow, orange, or sometimes clear liquid. The color depends on their diet.

They tend to be most active during the warm summer months.

No, Grasshoppers need more room to jump, they could get injured trying to jump in a small can.

A water bottle is not big enough.

Vegetation is a group of plants that are found in a certain place.

Try warming its environment; they like to stay warm and are more active when it is (but not much more than 35 C). It is also important to check the relative humidity of the air; closer to 50% will make them more active, but above that can be harmful because of fungal infections.

I wouldn't do this. It might be too rough for him.

Look at their back end and see if the end is tilted up, which means it’s a boy. A girl has a straight end.

It is possible. However, in the future, be extremely careful with your grasshopper.

No, they cannot. A grasshopper sheds its back legs to escape from predators, and they will never grow back.

No, the female cannot lay eggs without a mate.

Moist sand or moist dirt is fine for the habitat of a young male grasshopper.

About four to eight adult grasshoppers. Do not leave babies in same container as adults or the adults will kill them.

As the author mentioned above, sand is needed for a female to lay eggs. Soft/moist mud should be fine as well.

Yes, you can, in small quantities! Keep clearing leftover/un-eaten food from its container to avoid ants.

As many as you want, as long as the crickets have enough room to live and locate other grasshoppers/food.

It should be big enough for the grasshopper to jump in without hitting itself on the wall or sides. The sanctuary should also be able to accommodate some dirt or sand and grass.

As long as the mesh on the top is fine enough that they can't get through, that should be fine.

Yes, just don't touch them or give them hard food. Clovers and other tender plants are OK.

Yes, but make sure that this plastic container has ventilation so it can breathe properly. And make sure that the grasshopper has enough space to jump around.