pic of some bugs we can't get enough of

[Joe]

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Joe & Melissa

[Jeff_Favelle]

Heyy, those are just crickets!! Are you trying to get to 20 posts or what? Ha ha. Just kidding!

[Joe]

i think i already got 20...i think

[Jotun]

We have 2 15 gallon critters filled with about 500+ crickets... it's alotta fun to take the egg carton out to catch oh 10 dozen for a customer while the entire herd is running your arm! ;)

[Dom]

I see to many of those at work .. we gothrough about 8 thousand a week!

Thats why I have only carnivores in my collection!

[beyowulf]

Has anyone ever had any success at breeding crickets themselves. I've tried, but they always end up killing and partially devouring each other...I hear they're pretty territorial.

[Jaylyn]

Yeah! Here's a link to some great instructions:

http://www.geocities.com/borderviewdragons/

I do basically everything the same, except I feed my crix the Adcham dry gutload with fresh fruits and vegetables for moisture. Be sure to keep both the crix and eggs warm (eggs humid, too) - I started out just keeping them in the basement with a space heater, but they were too cold. They eat and grow much better at a higher temp.

Jaylyn

[Jaylyn]

And ... make sure they have lots of egg cartons to hide in - that will prevent them from eating eachother. Keep the cages clean - I get the big egg flats from a restaurant - that makes it easier.

Jaylyn

[beyowulf]

hey, thanks so much, I'll try it that way!! Keep your fingers crossed.

[lance]

howed you make out

[beyowulf]

I really haven't started on my cricket breeding project yet, I just got a bunch of other stuff to feed my toads and figured that when I run out of mice, worms and stuff that I'd start (backwards, I know, because I need big crickets, which need time to grow). I should start soon though, I'm running out of food. When I do, I'll let you know!!