breeding crickets

[rullom]

Anyone know how to breed crickets

[Bartman]

Yea but its usually not worth it. Crickets here are 99 cents a dozen, usually. Thats canadian too.
So most of the time it costs more to take care of them, more of a hassle, and it STINKS, so im told.

[peterm15]

i dont even breed them but when i buy 1000 it REAKS.. unless you have ALOT of lizards its really not worth it

and this should really be in the food for thought section... which by the way tells you how to breed them

[Jeff_Favelle]

99 cents for 12? I go through about 200 per day for the monitors, so at a buck a dozen, that would cost me $16.50 EVERY DAY! That's $495 per month! Yeah, its worth it. I ain't spending $500 on crickets every 30 days...........

[peterm15]

its worth it to some... but what do you own rullom

[csolis]

If you really want to breed them,just get a couple dozen crickets or so (depending on how many you want to breed) and put a deli cup or other small container filled with moist soil or I use coco fiber at work and the crickets will lay the eggs in the soil/cocofibre.Remove the deli cup(s) after a few days(I usually leave them in for a week at work) and keep them in a warm area and make sure they stay moist and humid.they should start hatching in about 1-2 weeks. We use them at work so we a have constant supply of pinheads for our dart frogs.Works great! Just throw in a deli cup and your set!

[Bartman]

And make sure they have some potato's or carrots and a piece of moist spunge to eat and drink.

Well Jeff, you're the exception..not everyone has a bagillion animals

[concept3]

rullom, you could probably find a supplier nearby that sells them for 15 - 20 bucks a thousand. LOL If i paid a buck a dozen I would be spending about 300 a month.

[Jeff_Favelle]

LOL Adam! Just you wait. You're not exactly going to stop acquiring new animals either man, ha ha!!

[Bartman]

I know!

Im worried about moving out. My place will become a zoo

[peterm15]

whats rong with that....
a zoo would be nice...

concept3... are u in the states... a box of a thousant around here is now 28 bucks..... they raised it from 25...

does anyone know where i can get them for less

[Asian Jon]

Hey Bartman, when your place becomes a zoo just start charging for admission.

I just find it a lot easier to buy the crickets. It's not really worth it for me to breed since I only have 3 herps that eat them.

[pythonmdk]

one trick i heard but never tired is to use a cut lemon to help get ride of the smell, I was talking to someone who bred them, I said I never would cuz they smell like crazy but thats what he does and says it works, but to be fair, I've never been to his house either so I don't know how well it works though. I breed silkworms instead for a while, now I'm getting more into snakes so I'm not into the 1000 crix a week but silks are a little harder to care for but are better for your lizards and they don't smell make noise or escape!!! Just a thought though.
~John

[Jeff_Favelle]

I stopped buying crickets because half of them came dead and you NEVER know what they feed them or what they are exposed to. I have total control over what goes into my monitors.

[Ptindy]

I would love to breed my own crickets, but I live in a apartment and when something defecates, you know. Just curious for when I do, while I will need to I'm sure one day, do the adult female crickets only lay one batch of eggs before they die?

Mike