SpartyTessy
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I finally did it. The first of the baby crickets just hatched. It took almost 3 weeks. I did much research and have three bins. One for the adults. One for the dirt containers with eggs, And one for the medium crickets when they get big enough. I nearly gave up today and went to get more crickets. When I came home I saw the some tiny crickets emerging out of the first thing of dirt I had in the adult cricket cage three weeks ago. I nearly gave up because everywhere I read said they should hatch within 7-10 days.
I think it took longer for then to hatch because the first 2 weeks I didn't use a heating pad which is recommended because I leave them outside here in Hawaii. So it is important to get the heating pad to keep the egg bin between 85 - 90 degrees. I am glad I did not give up and throw out the dirt like I was going to do. So just make sure you have the heating pad under the egg bin and have some patience and you will be good to go. Now I can get my cricket cycle going and don't have to worry about purchasing more. Yay
I think it took longer for then to hatch because the first 2 weeks I didn't use a heating pad which is recommended because I leave them outside here in Hawaii. So it is important to get the heating pad to keep the egg bin between 85 - 90 degrees. I am glad I did not give up and throw out the dirt like I was going to do. So just make sure you have the heating pad under the egg bin and have some patience and you will be good to go. Now I can get my cricket cycle going and don't have to worry about purchasing more. Yay