locusts live food
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great304avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£10.78avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+8.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad£81K£81K/yr · 75K searches
Price range
Bad£4.55–£17.42cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, locusts live food is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
locusts live food market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £86K–£108K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.0%
- Avg BSR
- #47
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 6%
- Sponsored
- 13%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Livefood UK56%
- Generic30%
- livefoods4u7%
- Peregrine3%
- UINCLU3%
- Komodo1%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top locusts live food search terms
- locusts live food26K/yr
- live food for reptiles10K/yr
- live locusts for reptiles8K/yr
- locusts8K/yr
- live food7K/yr
- locust4K/yr
- reptile food4K/yr
- live reptile food4K/yr
- live locusts3K/yr
Top locusts live food products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable
Generic£6.134.7★99 rev
Livefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)
Livefood UK£9.524.5★564 rev
Livefood UK Live Locusts LETTERBOX PACK for Reptile Owners Live Reptile Food (Small/Medium 15 Locusts)
Livefood UK£5.464.6★63 rev
Livefood UK 100 Medium size 15mm to 30mm Live Locusts supplied in woven bag (100 Locusts in woven bag)
Livefood UK£12.444.4★145 rev
Livefoods4u Live Locusts XL Bag of 100 35-50mm | High Protein Reptile Food
livefoods4u£17.264.5★143 rev
Newest
by launch date
Livefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)
Livefood UK£9.42643 rev
Livefoods4u Live Locusts XL Bag of 100 35-50mm | High Protein Reptile Food
livefoods4u£17.26143 rev
Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable
Generic£6.1399 rev
Livefoods4u Live Locusts Large x 100 (2-3.5cm) | Bulk Bag Livefood for Bearded Dragons Lizards & Monitors | Sustainably UK Bred High Protein Feeder Insects
livefoods4u£15.27132 rev
Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts Bulk bag of 100 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles
Generic£14.0131 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLivefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)
Livefood UK£9.424.4★
Livefood UK Live Locusts Extra-Large size 35mm-50mm BULK BAG of 100 XL Live Locusts
Livefood UK£17.423.8★
Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable
Generic£6.134.7★
UINCLU Waxworms 50 Pack (15g) - Reptile Bird Small Mammal - Pets - Pet Owners Raw Feeders - Live Pet Food - Waxworms - 15g 0.53oz
UINCLU£4.554.7★
Livefood UK Live Morio Worms Mega tub 80g Livefood for Reptiles Chickens and Birds (80 gram)
Livefood UK£6.854.7★
What buyers say about locusts live food
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good amount great size”
“Fair price”
“Good quality”
“Alive and fresh”
“Quick and efficient”
“The ones alive looked healthy”
“sturdier than my previous supplier”
What buyers complain about
“28 out off 100 dead size also not much not happy att all”
“Avoid at all cost absolutely terrible payed for 100 xl bugs got sent 60 and most are absolutely tiny wast of time and money”
“So disappointed, got these Locust on the 27th and over a week later they were ALL dead not just a few”
“Not as good as before”
“Mostly dead”
Common questions
- Is locusts live food profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £81K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the locusts live food niche?
- 6 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in locusts live food?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for locusts live food peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the locusts live food niche?
- Listings span £4.55–£17.42; the average listing price is £10.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 304 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.