crickets

[dakota18]

i would like to hear how you guys take care of the crickets or bugs for you cham, i want to be prepared, also what they live in and what you feed them, i would love pictures thanks in advance

 

[dakota18]

it would also be nice to tell me where you got your supplies and bugs from, thank you

 

[Prince of Duval]

I’m working on getting my cham off crickets as a primary feeder, but I currently have them in a 20 gallon tote. It might be a little bit of overkill for 250 1/4” crickets, but it keeps them contained which is my biggest concern with housing crickets. I rotate their gut load but pictured is carrots, sweet potato, apples, and Repashy Bug Burger.

 

[Beman]

I order my feeders from https://www.rainbowmealworms.net/

 

[dakota18]

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I’m working on getting my cham off crickets as a primary feeder, but I currently have them in a 20 gallon tote. It might be a little bit of overkill for 250 1/4” crickets, but it keeps them contained which is my biggest concern with housing crickets. I rotate their gut load but pictured is carrots, sweet potato, apples, and Repashy Bug Burger.

okay thanks

 

[dakota18]

I order my feeders from https://www.rainbowmealworms.net/

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okay thanks

 

[Beman]

okay thanks

You can make your own containers with totes, hot glue gun, and screen. Much cheaper. Toilet paper rolls and cardboard egg cartons are great for feeders to crawl on.

 

[dakota18]

You can make your own containers with totes, hot glue gun, and screen. Much cheaper. Toilet paper rolls and cardboard egg cartons are great for feeders to crawl on.

about how many crickets could be in one tote

 

[Beman]

about how many crickets could be in one tote

I never did more then 200 at a time... Just because you will get die offs and it is nasty. You really want to rotate your bin a few times a week to clean out the dead. This is hard when you have too many at once. I ordered mine through rainbow mealworms and did a recurring plan. So they auto shipped every two weeks.
The totes I used were like this. Easy to lift and move... Big enough but not so big that you have them taking over your house.

I would avoid buying crickets from a petstore. Typically they are not kept very clean and your more likely to pick up a parasite.

 

[dakota18]

I never did more then 200 at a time... Just because you will get die offs and it is nasty. You really want to rotate your bin a few times a week to clean out the dead. This is hard when you have too many at once. I ordered mine through rainbow mealworms and did a recurring plan. So they auto shipped every two weeks.
The totes I used were like this. Easy to lift and move... Big enough but not so big that you have them taking over your house.

I would avoid buying crickets from a petstore. Typically they are not kept very clean and your more likely to pick up a parasite.

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okay thank you very helpful !

 

[Beman]

okay thank you very helpful !

Your welcome.