I made crickets!!!

[SipeCsus]

Hello my fellow chamm family.. So ive been experimenting with cricket breeding and today i checked my incubation tank nd i saw these little bugs moving around.. Their baby crickets!! I counted about 10.. Point is that their hatching!! Super excited, hard work pays off.. Id post photos but their 2 blurry nd small on my phone..

 

[Psychobunny]

Great work!! took me several tries to get a good number of babies.
I found that if I cover the lay bin (a tupperware sandwhich container) with screen, I get way more babies.
Screen mesh just big enough for the females to get their egg tubes through, but they cant eat the eggs.

The main secret is temp! I put a heating mat under the crick bin, and keep the temp in the high 80's.
Need to check the lay bin daily to keep it from drying out.

 

[SipeCsus]

Females eat the eggs?? Hadd no idea.. I usually take the laying bins out of the breeding tank after 2 weeks.. But the screen idea seems legit.. Gotta try that..

 

[SipeCsus]

I hadd no idea females eat the eggs.. I usually take the laying bins outa the breeding tanks after 2 weeks but the screen idea seems legit.. Gotta give it a try..

 

[codiwatkins]

Awesome! I've been looking at information to try this. Did it work on your first try?

 

[Psychobunny]

Here is a link to how I raise cricks.
Everyone has their own method, this works great for me, and I get zillions of cricks every time:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-i-breed-crickets-122622/

 

[SipeCsus]

Awesome! I've been looking at information to try this. Did it work on your first try?

U just have to experiment nd have alot of patience.. This was my second attemp but it worked.. I used that eco earth stuff in the egg laying bin nd it worked.. Just research nd experiment.. Such a wonderful feeling wen u get results.. Lol

 

[SipeCsus]

Here is a link to how I raise cricks.
Everyone has their own method, this works great for me, and I get zillions of cricks every time:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-i-breed-crickets-122622/

Very straightforward nd helpful link!! Thanks for sharing im gona do the screen cover for my next batch..