wilsonlubeck
New Member
Do you know how it says in the cricket description "6 week" or wutever. Does that mean how old they are? Will they get bigger?
Crickets Age???
- Thread starter wilsonlubeck
- Start date
It is how old they are which corresponds to how big they are. Ghann's has a size chart to give you an idea of how big the sizes are. This is how it's usually broken down:
1 week = 1/8"
2 week = 1/4"
3 week = 3/8"
4 week = 1/2"
5 week = 3/4"
6 week = 1" - adults: done growing and have wings so they're noisy!
1 week = 1/8"
2 week = 1/4"
3 week = 3/8"
4 week = 1/2"
5 week = 3/4"
6 week = 1" - adults: done growing and have wings so they're noisy!
wilsonlubeck
New Member
So if i keep my own crickets then they will just keep growing
wilsonlubeck
New Member
Until they reach full size
wilsonlubeck
New Member
Can i keep the crickets for a month without them growing a lot
jdog1027
Avid Member
Cooler temperatures (low 70s) will slow down their growth.
No they'll grow steadily during that time. The sizes were based on their age according to week. So you can expect to grow each week or two up to the next size. But if you order them smaller/younger than you need them to be then you can get more at one time and let them grow some instead of constantly having to buy more of one size. If you have baby chams it may not be ideal because they'll get too big after a few weeks of growing. Does that make sense?
wilsonlubeck
New Member
Yes. Also, what is the approximate age that panthers eat full size crickets? (if you know anything about panthers)
AMGChams
New Member
I have a 5 1/2 to 6 month old Veiled and she is eating adult crix. It just depends on how big your Cham is. I think the standard is that you don't want to feed them any thing that is larger than the space between the eyes of your Cham. I might be off on that though so I will leave it to the pros to correct me.
Yeah that's what the rule of thumb is: nothing longer than the width between your cham's eyes. There's not a hard and fast age to tell you, it depends on how they grow.
Similar threads
