how long do adult house crickets live for?
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Elizabeth Freer
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Hi ~
Have you a big cricket on the loose? :biggrin: A cat could do the job nicely.
Otherwise, the lifespan of crickets is about 8 weeks if they have food and water. They begin to chirp at about 4-5 weeks.
Have you a big cricket on the loose? :biggrin: A cat could do the job nicely.
Otherwise, the lifespan of crickets is about 8 weeks if they have food and water. They begin to chirp at about 4-5 weeks.
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Elizabeth Freer
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A true "bugger"
and one human!
:idea: (You could imagine you're camping in a meadow on a summer's night. Maybe you don't like camping near crickets? I think it's better than trying to sleep on a beach with sand fleas hopping all about.)
This too shall pass.
and one human!
:idea: (You could imagine you're camping in a meadow on a summer's night. Maybe you don't like camping near crickets? I think it's better than trying to sleep on a beach with sand fleas hopping all about.)
This too shall pass.
Riverside Reptiles
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Yet another good reason to feed tropical roaches! No chirping!
John_E_Dove
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You are talking about the Brown crickets people buy to feed reptiles, right?
I have been raising my own for a few years now and at a temp of around 80F they complete their life cycle in about three months from hatching to death.
The sound of chirping crickets is a year round feature of our home.
EDIT: Oops, I missed the once they start chirping part. that lasts about the last 3 weeks of their life per container. They die shortly, within days, after breeding and laying.
I have been raising my own for a few years now and at a temp of around 80F they complete their life cycle in about three months from hatching to death.
The sound of chirping crickets is a year round feature of our home.
EDIT: Oops, I missed the once they start chirping part. that lasts about the last 3 weeks of their life per container. They die shortly, within days, after breeding and laying.
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Elizabeth Freer
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Cricket lifespan???
Hi John ~
Well, I need to find out exactly what species of crickets I'm getting to feed my geckos. When I get the "5 wos" they begin to die soon. I'm thinking those 5 wos don't live beyond an additional three weeks. The younger ones are living longer, of course.
I keep them at room temp which is about 68-72 F now and warmer in the summer.
I'm "breeding" some right now laid in damp cocopeat and now held at 78-80 F.
So you are saying Brown crickets should live about three months!
Hi John ~
Well, I need to find out exactly what species of crickets I'm getting to feed my geckos. When I get the "5 wos" they begin to die soon. I'm thinking those 5 wos don't live beyond an additional three weeks. The younger ones are living longer, of course.
I keep them at room temp which is about 68-72 F now and warmer in the summer.
I'm "breeding" some right now laid in damp cocopeat and now held at 78-80 F.
So you are saying Brown crickets should live about three months!
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