I bought 25 crickets. 15 female and 10 male. So should I count 7 days starting now until I remove the egg laying dish or start the 7 days after the 1st sighting of female in the dish?
Yes 2 bins. 1 bin for adults. 2nd bin will be for babies.. I will be placing containers of dirt in the bin with females. Females will deposit eggs in the containers of soil and the containers will be transferred to the baby bin.
Ok, thanks for the input. I'm totally new to this. I was...
Thanks for the advice. I've seen ALL over the internet that dog food and carrots.
I've also heard of just damp paper-towels for drinking.
Other than food everything else looks good?
I've compiled a list of supplies to start my cricket breeding.
Am I missing anything?
. 2 bins (storage tubs)
. Dirt
. Oatmeal (gut loader)
. Lettuce ( hydration,nutrients)
. Packing tape ( place on sides of bin prevent from crawling and escaping)
. Dog food (food)
. Egg cartons...
I'm starting to breed crickets, because I've called all the local stores in my area and all are interested in working with a local distributor and I'd be the only one in the area. Has anyone started a cricket farm?
Would anyone in the Florida (North florida/ Central Fl) be interested in...
I do not own. How does the feeder breed work? I mean do you just go buy a bag full of pinhead crickets and they just breed on their own with a health diet?
Are feeders easier to breed, less time, and more profitable?
I have an aquarium, and a heat lamp...
and like I said I'm not looking to become rich.
Thanks for the welcome!
I was speaking to a friend of mine this week and he was mentioning he's starting to breed chameleons. So, I started to ponder on the idea myself. I've read the sticky post, but still have some questions.
1st: Can anyone steer me to a non bias article providing information about breeding...