Breeding Crix

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Hey,

Ive never really thought about this i just buy the crikets but. Do alot of people breed their own crikets? Is it easy? Where do most come from? If you know this then also, How do you breed crikets(all the facts) Thanks.

Chris

[CDN-Cresties]

Im just starting to breed crix, hopefully ill have some this week. Check out this site, it should be quite helpful. Good Luck!!!

-Steve-

http://www.reptilerascals.com/cricketcare.html

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Thanks, Sounds Great.

[CDN-Cresties]

No prob, im not sure if that page mentions anything about temps but try to keep the crix and eggs at 85 degrees, youll get quicker hatch and growth rates.

-Steve-

[Will]

I did it for the first 6 months I had my Beardie, he was eating 1-2 dozen pinheads a day which would've been expensive. Once you get it up and running it's really simple, takes about a minute a day to switch out foods. I don't do it anymore, since he doesn't need enough crickets to make it worthwhile anymore.

I used no water(they drown easily - and that an understatment. Instead I used lots of lettuce and pieces of carrots. For food I took some dog food, oats, grains, and vitamin powder and blended it up into a powder. Here is the link to the website I used to start my colony. I scaled it down alot since I only had one lizard to feed though.