Cricket enclosure

[Rango_TheManEater]

So, I’ve been thinking lately… maybe it’s time that I start to keep crickets instead of traveling half an hour every time I need to buy some. (I live in the Midwest, so it’s hard to get shipments here! Most bugs would die in the process )

For a cricket enclosure, could I keep them in some form of fish tank? Or would I need a specific bug enclosure?

These are just feeder insects, and the container will be to have them gut loaded and maybe even eventually breed them.

 

[BleuSaphir]

Go on market classified and look for a deal
With an old aquarium. Or go cheap with a plastic tote and drill holes with glued on mesh screens.

 

[Cacti3]

So, I’ve been thinking lately… maybe it’s time that I start to keep crickets instead of traveling half an hour every time I need to buy some. (I live in the Midwest, so it’s hard to get shipments here! Most bugs would die in the process )

For a cricket enclosure, could I keep them in some form of fish tank? Or would I need a specific bug enclosure?

These are just feeder insects, and the container will be to have them gut loaded and maybe even eventually breed them.

I keep my crickets in a 20 gallon fish tank. I put in egg cartons for them to hide in and stuff. They love them.

I feed them leafy greens like normal and yeah. Also make sure to add water to water bottle caps. They love it.

If you have a big enough tank with food and water, you could possibly make a farm. I haven’t been able to tho. I just keep them in there.


Not exactly sure how to make a farm tho. That’s just what I do and know.

 

[ehdee6]

The process of breeding feed animals is quite a bit of work. @MissSkittles is really well versed in breeding insects.

She has a good post about it here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/cricket-explosion-🦗💣.193540/

You can keep crickets in a glass tank. But even better would be a large rubber bin. Crickets tend to produce a lot of waste, that can eventually create an unpleasant smell. I'm fortunate enough to live close to the pet store. However, when I was younger I kept gecko's. I'd buy about 500 and put them in an 18 gallon Rubbermaid, drill small holes in the lid for air. I had two bins, so I could swap one out to clean every one/two weeks. I kept them in a cooler part of the house like a basement, or garage. One side of the bin was dedicated to feeding (tip: put the food in another separate dish for easy cleaning). And on the other end I kept some egg cartons or toilet/paper towel rolls for them to hide. I like the rolls better because they're easier to pick up and drop them into a cup for dusting/feeding.


I wouldn't recommend keeping them in your bedroom, they can REALLY stink...

 

[BleuSaphir]

The process of breeding feed animals is quite a bit of work. @MissSkittles is really well versed in breeding insects.

She has a good post about it here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/cricket-explosion-.193540/

You can keep crickets in a glass tank. But even better would be a large rubber bin. Crickets tend to produce a lot of waste, that can eventually create an unpleasant smell. I'm fortunate enough to live close to the pet store. However, when I was younger I kept gecko's. I'd buy about 500 and put them in an 18 gallon Rubbermaid, drill small holes in the lid for air. I had two bins, so I could swap one out to clean every one/two weeks. I kept them in a cooler part of the house like a basement, or garage. One side of the bin was dedicated to feeding (tip: put the food in another separate dish for easy cleaning). And on the other end I kept some egg cartons or toilet/paper towel rolls for them to hide. I like the rolls better because they're easier to pick up and drop them into a cup for dusting/feeding.


I wouldn't recommend keeping them in your bedroom, they can REALLY stink...

That why I don’t keep them in the house. I don’t know how will keeping them the garage will work. It gets too HOT. I rather spend crickets every week to just temporarily put them in the critter keeper for the time being. Cause’ crickets do STINK.