baby crickets

[whackett]

My crickets are hatching and I have thousands of them.I know they won't all last but even 1/2 would be great. So in a few weeks I should have some crickets that will be ready to feed to my juvenile Leo.

 

[whackett]

It's been a week and my crickets are getting bigger. They are no longer at the small pinhead size. Still thousands left though not big enough for feeding my Leo.

 

[Emma's Lizzy]

Was it easy to breed th crickets? Can you tell me how you started? It is way too expensive to keep buying crickets at the pet store.

 

[drillman]

Cricket breeding

Breeding crickets is a continuous cycle. 1) so you can keep a supply of the size that you need. 2) because at about 6-8 weeks old they stop eating, laying eggs and start dying/stinking up the cricket cage.

 

[whackett]

Bought about 50 adult crickets. Put them in a container with another container with about 3 inches of dirt. Keep the dirt moist and you'll see yhe females start laying eggs. Keep temp. around 85F after 2-3weeks you'll see the pinheads start to emerge as they hatch.If you check out youtube for cricket breeding it's explained in numerous videos under cricket breeding.
Wayne

 

[Emma's Lizzy]

Thanks for the info