Gbeats
Member
Hello all,
So I have this idea in my head and I would like some input from those who have successfully bred crickets. I only have one female veiled about 7 months old so she will slow down eating sooner than later and I intend to keep the food light for egg laying purposes. With all that being said I don't need a lot of crickets and I have a crazy idea...
Ok, so what if I breed crickets in one container?? Like keep the adults with the babies. The cons I read about this mostly are the adults will eat the babies and that's OK for me, I don't want thousands anyway. I know the temps vary for each life stage...but not that much. I could just have the light on one side to create a temp gradient.
I'm thinking I will take my 10 gallon aquarium, get about 15-20 adults. Obviously have food, fresh veg and water available. Have a small Tupperware of dirt with wire mesh on top for the females to lay jn that I will keep moist(on opposite side of light).
Will the life cycle just happen like it does in the wild? What are your major problems with this idea. I have googled and YouTubed and NO ONE is doing this...is it really impossible? Or just not the most prolific?
So I have this idea in my head and I would like some input from those who have successfully bred crickets. I only have one female veiled about 7 months old so she will slow down eating sooner than later and I intend to keep the food light for egg laying purposes. With all that being said I don't need a lot of crickets and I have a crazy idea...
Ok, so what if I breed crickets in one container?? Like keep the adults with the babies. The cons I read about this mostly are the adults will eat the babies and that's OK for me, I don't want thousands anyway. I know the temps vary for each life stage...but not that much. I could just have the light on one side to create a temp gradient.
I'm thinking I will take my 10 gallon aquarium, get about 15-20 adults. Obviously have food, fresh veg and water available. Have a small Tupperware of dirt with wire mesh on top for the females to lay jn that I will keep moist(on opposite side of light).
Will the life cycle just happen like it does in the wild? What are your major problems with this idea. I have googled and YouTubed and NO ONE is doing this...is it really impossible? Or just not the most prolific?