Cricket breeding
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Leroux2008
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well... pinhead crickets are just really young crickets.... they wont start breeding until they are abotu adult size. if you have males and females adult size they will automatically start breeding and u put the females in soil they will start to lay their eggs..... keep the soil around 75 degrees and moist. sadly ive never been able to hatch little baby pinheads...... =[[ ive been doing everything ive read up on them... still nothing..
seanUTD
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http://www.anapsid.org/crickets.html
They all say pretty much the same thing but honestly crickets suck #$%^ to breed, just saying... roaches are proving easier
They all say pretty much the same thing but honestly crickets suck #$%^ to breed, just saying... roaches are proving easier
Leroux2008
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lol i know it freaking sucks! -_- i thoguht it would be super easy..... like they breed no problem.,... they lay no proble,m... the hatching process is what gets me
chameleonoobie
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It is important to keep the super small hatching crickets humid so they can molt. You can’t keep them in a dry set up like adults, they will all die. Once they are pinhead size, you can set them up basically like the adults.
ju5t1n
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I used Eco Earth the coco fiber stuff in the brick form. Added water till it all broke apart in my 10 gallon aquarium and padded it down till it was flat. It was pretty damp but I tossed about 20-25 Females only. A few laid right away the others took about a day I guess. I gave them smashed up dog food and water on a paper towel both used on jar lids. I took them out before I went to sleep on the 3rd day they were in their. You could see all the little white eggs along the glass and Eco Earth on the sides. KEEP the dirt damp!!! The Eco Earth about an inch down where they laid was 80 Degrees Fahrenheit. They started to hatch on the 10th day little white things cruising around in the cage about the same size as the egg. I Failed 3 times before this last time. If the eggs turns yellowish that means they failed. The ones that hatched were white from when they got deposited till they hatched. I'd say there's about a thousand babies in the tank lol
Hope this helps and Good Luck!!!!
Oh and don't feed the crickets that ate the dog food to your chameleon! I keep them apart from the feeders in a different tote box. Then next time too you don't have to separate and hunt your females down lol
Hope this helps and Good Luck!!!!
Oh and don't feed the crickets that ate the dog food to your chameleon! I keep them apart from the feeders in a different tote box. Then next time too you don't have to separate and hunt your females down lol
Leroux2008
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ima do that next time i try breeding them ill try some eco earth
suzi
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A struggled with the eggs hatching my first few times and then made some changes and had success. I use organic potting soil( very moist) put females and males together in a plastic container(adults) with small piece of egg carton, water bites and some food. Put them in the incubator @ 92 degrees, then after 5 days removed the adults from the container. The eggs hatched within 2 weeks after that. Good luck
Leroux2008
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How good does the water bites work ? I was considering buying some of those things...
Whammo72
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I just got my first batch of pin heads to hatch today! I used a mix of coconut fiber husk and sand. All of my previous attempts have resulted in nothing. The only difference is that this time I also mixed in some hydrated water crystals into the substrate. Left it in the cricket breeder box for about three days and then moved it to a plastic shoebox. Its been kept between 85 to 95 degrees. Checked on them today and there they are!
I am now successfully breeding my own Dubias, Silkworms and crickets! I have Superworm beetles too but have yet to see any baby superworms. I think the beetles might be eating them.
The good news is I have 2 local pet stores VERY interested in me supplying them with dubias and silkworms. Going to try to expand it and see if I can meet their needs.
I am now successfully breeding my own Dubias, Silkworms and crickets! I have Superworm beetles too but have yet to see any baby superworms. I think the beetles might be eating them.
The good news is I have 2 local pet stores VERY interested in me supplying them with dubias and silkworms. Going to try to expand it and see if I can meet their needs.
suzi
Avid Member
They work really well, I highly recommend them. Things got pretty messy and stinky before I started using them
Leroux2008
Member
I would normally just use a paper napkin and wet it ... but it dries up quick and constantly have to change it cause im afraid of it getting bacteria.....
