Cricket Breeding

EmbraceCalamity · 10-26-12, 08:16 AM

So I've decided to try my hand at a little cricket breeding, but I don't know much so bare with me. I have two tanks set up, and in the breeder tank, I have a dish with a few inches of moist peat moss. It's been in there for about 48 hours, and I noticed last night that there was some mold growing on the surface. So my questions are...

1) Do I need to worry about the mold? Will it harm the eggs or crickets? I removed it, but I'm sure it'll come back.
2) How do I keep this from happening?
3) When do I remove the container, and do I put the lid on it?

Thanks in advance for your help/constructive criticism.

~Maggot

jhinton6932 · 10-26-12, 08:25 AM

crickets require very sanitary conditions as apposed to roaches. i attempted when i was young but failed as i didnt understand the daily upkeep required to keep them alive.

EmbraceCalamity · 10-26-12, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jhinton6932

crickets require very sanitary conditions as apposed to roaches. i attempted when i was young but failed as i didnt understand the daily upkeep required to keep them alive.

That's...not at all helpful. They're staying alive just fine. I'm just asking about the mold.

~Maggot

jhinton6932 · 10-26-12, 09:02 AM

mold growing on cricket eggs will kill a lot of them

poison123 · 10-26-12, 09:14 AM

keep the crickets dry moister kills them.

poison123 · 10-26-12, 09:15 AM

oh i just realized you said mold on the container. i thought you meant the whole cage

jhinton6932 · 10-26-12, 09:23 AM

lol i was just about to say pinheads and eggs need very high humidity! to answer the original post, mold kills cricket eggs and small crickets. i forget whats being used in the nest containers nowadays as i do mostly roaches. just find an up to date website that breeds and provides good caresheets for them. a lot of people just buy crickets in bulk as overall its easier but not cheaper.

EmbraceCalamity · 10-26-12, 09:48 AM

Okaaayy, neither of you have been helpful.

~Maggot

KORBIN5895 · 10-26-12, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Okaaayy, neither of you have been helpful.

~Maggot

Listen maggot. Some people have answered your first question and you keep saying that they aren't helping. You are being an askhole. Please try this amazing new thing called Google and go else where to troll.

EmbraceCalamity · 10-26-12, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I found some advice you gave in another thread and thought I would return the favor.

I had already done that. That's how I got started. But there weren't many I could find regarding specific questions, so I figured it'd be easier to just ask on a forum.

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Listen maggot. Some people have answered your first question and you keep saying that they aren't helping. You are being an askhole. Please try this amazing new thing called Google and go else where to troll.

I'm an askhole? Is that kind of like an ******* but with inquisitiveness? That sounds pretty sweet. =o

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Originally Posted by bushsnake

i used to breed crickets....i used a ten gallon aquarium with a screen top so i was able to put a heat lamp...the crickets seemed to thrive better from the additional heat....it kept the top layer of the peat dry so no mold would grow and the under layer of peat would stay moist enough for the eggs to hatch...

I had had a low watt heat bulb over the peat moss for the first day, but my kitten is a prick and knocked it over and broke it. Unfortunately, I don't have another. But if I pick up another one, that should eliminate the issue?

~Maggot

poison123 · 10-26-12, 09:59 AM

1)Yes mold will kill them.
2)Don't keep it so moist.
3)No clue what you mean.

poison123 · 10-26-12, 10:03 AM

and also having lots of ventilation will help with the mold

Roadtrash · 10-26-12, 11:17 AM

Try and contact some of the fishbait companies that raise them for resale. These folks raise them in the millions so they they should be able to help you.

bushsnake · 10-26-12, 11:28 AM

i used to breed crickets....i used a ten gallon aquarium with a screen top so i was able to put a heat lamp...the crickets seemed to thrive better from the additional heat....it kept the top layer of the peat dry so no mold would grow and the under layer of peat would stay moist enough for the eggs to hatch...

jhinton6932 · 10-26-12, 01:54 PM

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1) Do I need to worry about the mold? Will it harm the eggs or crickets? I removed it, but I'm sure it'll come back.
2) How do I keep this from happening?
3) When do I remove the container, and do I put the lid on it?

lol lets make this simple.
1.mold=death.
2.DAILY upkeep
3.remove the container after eggs are laid. you can place the nest container in a separate enclosure. easier that way. assuming small scale breeding ie: not by the thousands..