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Wow she is still shedding but I guess it's just because she's at least a year old.

My cave cricket has been shedding since last night, and it's still struggling to get free of its old skin. Is it normal for it to take that long? It's body and head are free but its legs look like they're still stuck. I'd try to help it but I'm afraid I'd just end up hurting it.

I thought cave crickets weren't supposed to be able to chirp? But lately a long constant chirping noise can be heard coming from my cricket's enclosure. I've looked carefully at each of my adult cave crickets (3 spider crickets and 3 camel crickets) and can't tell that any of them is making the...

I'm not sure if it will work, and I hope it doesn't bother my crickets any, but I sprinkled some baby powder around the lid and sides of the sides of the box. Maybe that will dry up the mites/springtails/whatever they are. I got too busy doing other stuff today (planning on moving soon) so I...

Here's some photos I've taken of my crickets over the past year: Feb 21st, 2012: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/521268_10151038897714414_1076218009_n.jpg Early photo, before I added peat moss: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/576546_10151038897804414_893753100_n.jpg...

I've looked pretty good at the crickets through the plastic and can't see any on them, but it could be that I'm just not seeing them (because they're so blasted tiny!). They are doing something weird at the corners of the green mesh I have laid on top of the box. It's almost like they are...

They're all back the the EXACT same spots on the cover, even after I thoroughly washed and sprayed it with lysol. Irritating. =/

Well I don't have anything to feed them to. I just starting catching and raising cave & spider crickets last year and they've only recently started having babies. I've examined the inside of the cage really well and I can't see the mites (whatever kind they are) in there at all, but again they...

Well I've wiped off the lid twice with a clorox wipe and they have returned again, although not as many (seen maybe 20 at most). They're super tiny. I can barely see them. They are rectangular (like ants?, but maybe not as long). Really weird that they want to be on a plastic lid.

I noticed that they look off-white on the lid, but when I took the picture they look reddish in the pic. Strange. Not sure if the image will show, but here's a link:

Super Tiny White bugs on top of Cricket cage. (With Picture) My cave crickets are in a clear plastic, white lidded container, with a green mesh over a hole on top and another glued to the side (for good air flow). Today I noticed a bunch of itty bitty white things crawling around on top, on the...

I know my thread is quite old now, but I just wanted to report that my cave/spider crickets are all doing well. I have at least 2 big mommas and a male. I think the males are the humpback ones, and they're rather dark as opposed to the bigger females that are mottled (and seem to turn more white...

I have seen spiders eat them. I think the chemical they emit is just an oily substance that smells bad, kinda like that brown gunk that grasshoppers spit up if you handle them. xP It's my guess if something eats it, then it's probably not bad for it. Someone else might know more. I've never...

Well the little guy is out of his misery. I just checked on them and the big guy I got from the broom the other day is half finished eating him. xP Well at least he served as a err.. healthy? snack.. ... cannibals. :p

Ah, it sucks that it won't regrow the limb. I was thinking that most insects can regrow lost limbs when they grow older/shed. Is this not true with crickets? Also, the leg is still attached, but probably barely. I'm not sure of the extent of the damage but the little cricket mostly stays on...

I seem to be getting more questions than answers. I guess that's what I get for providing TMI. xP To other cricket breeders out there, will it eventually shed and regrow the leg? It's still alive, though it can't move properly. I think I'll keep an eye on it and keep putting it on/near food...

Why not? I like crickets and I want to try and breed them. I think it would be interesting to breed several different types. I find them interesting, especially their differences in behavior. The field cricket stays out all day while the spider crickets stay under the small priority box I...

I have recently started trying to raise some crickets and have 2 small spider crickets and a field cricket. They are doing fine so far with a wet sponge and I give them a bit of fresh fruit or wet dog food every day. A moment ago I found a small cave cricket under the front door and decided...