Today I found a grasshopper in the salad I bought from the supermarket.
It is about 7 cm long, brown with a dorsal orange stripe, probably a Anacridium aegyptium (Egyptian grasshopper). I do not think it is safe to put it outside (as I live in Germany and it's currently winter <0°C). What would be best to do with it?
Can I keep it in terrarium? What would be best to feed it as there are no fresh greens outside during winter? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
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Yes, you could keep it in a terrarium, as long as you can provide whatever it eats. If it was me, I think I would search outdoors for a protected spot under a pile of leaves or bark or even compost, and make a small hole to put the insect in and then loosely pile some leaves over it. A lot of insects burrow into material like this to spend the cold months in a state of hibernation, so it will most likely survive if you can find such a spot.
You could take this to any garden center and ask them to identify it and let you know how to care for it.
You could keep in a terrarium with a ventilated screen top. Sunlight and airy helps. Also twigs and other vegetation will help with your hoppers surroundings until the weather permits if you should decide to let out , into the world.
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