Recent content by JMDaniels

What an adorable little guy(or girl)! Thanks for sharing.

Ghann's Cricket Farm is discontinuing raising Gryllus assimilis (the breed they switched to after the densovirus infected their Achetas). According to their website, they tried raising Gryllus for the past year but were not making enough profit. They are now switching to a cricket species...

Very interesting info. It seems that Ghann's was unable to make enough profit with the Gryllus assimilis. I wonder why they did not try the Gryllodes sigillatus from the beginning.

Are you using cardboard egg cartons or toilet paper rolls in your cricket container? Reason I ask is because it is easier to get crickets out if you have these items. They will hide in the egg crates or paper rolls and you can just lift out a roll or egg crate and shake it into your...

The main danger with feeding wild-caught insects is parasites. There are many many parasites that can infect wild insects. Grasshoppers and katydids are susceptible to hairworms among other things that could harm your chameleon if ingested. The hairworm is very long and hideous looking and will...

Those are such great photos! Very sharp and you even got your Chammy to pose. Congratulations, he looks awesome. You must be a proud parent.

The fact that they are chirping does not prove if your temperature is ideal or not. As others mentioned though, there is some interesting correlation between a cricket's chirps per a minute and the temperature. Crickets prefer warmer temperatures. Aim for at least 75 degrees F. If you are...