Too cricket or not too cricket

[doenoe]

Ok, here is the deal.
Im makin a bearded dragon enclosure. This is what i got now:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Cap0006.jpg

On top of that, i will mount the lights and other electric stuff. The middle part will be the enclosure it self. And in the bottom part i want too make a cricket breeding tank. Im totally gonna isolate that part, because those crickets make alot of noise and its in my sleeping room. Its gonna be closed all around, no windows, only a door (which will be isolated as well) Im planning to make a low wattage light in there cause i think it can get pretty warm in there. And the higher the wattage, the warmer it gets (or am i telling you something you allready knew :D )But the thing is crickets need some good ventilation. How (yes this will be the actual question) am i goin too make this "cricket-breeding-facility" with a good ventilation without losing the sound isolation. Because i will have to make some kind of holes in the side for fresh air.
Maybe you can think of something, cause i cant. Or should i just get rid of the whole idea and think of another spot too breed the crickets?
Thanks for any input,

Greetz Doenoe

[jakejeff]

ummm maybe you could make holes and use pieces of screen so crickets can't escape or a wall vent (just the cover) like the kind for central air with a bit of screen? Only thing is the crickets might drive your beardie nuts being underneath? Not sure though? Looking good so far!

[doenoe]

maybe i was alittle vague, but im gonna put a tank in that room, so the crix wont be roamin all over that space :)

[damzookeeper]

I can't think of any way you could get a good ventilation going without hearing those nasties all hours of the night. LoL. Only thing I can say is don't do it or do it and get used of hearing the chirping. lol.
My first thought, though, was get rid of the cricket idea and build a second enclosure on the bottom. :D
Looking great btw. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[dvs]

I don't know about all of you, but my crickets don't chirp. I don't breed them, but I do buy them a 1000 at a time and they simply don't chirp. I just keep them in a regular rubbermaid container with a screen top and the only noise I here is them moving around on the eggcrates. Other then that the screen top is all the ventilation needed.

I second the motion to add another enclosure at the bottom for something else and just use cheap rubbermaids for all your breeding purposes. good luck