Cricket Enclosure

[CHAMMiE27]

Awhile ago i read about a cricket enclosure one here and i cant seem to find the forum to it. I was wondering if anyone could post some pics or give me details about making a cricket enclosure? I'm kinda tired of going to the pet store every few days for crickets, i figured that next time i could just buy in bulk and keep them in a type of closure? Also, I was wondering what else I could feed my cham thats not so noisy and smelly

Any advice would be appreciated

Oh yah, i have a 3.5 month old male veiled cham.

 

[dirrtybirdy]

if you want to switch feeders, I would say go with dubia roaches.

with the crickets you can put them in a bucket and have egg crates stacked vertically. cut them down so they cant jump out of the bucket.

 

[xanthoman]

as far as keeping feeders is concerned. dubia are hands sown the better choice over crickets , less smell , fairly quiet, waaay easier to keep than crickets, not fast, dont fly, cant climb glass or plastic , dont jump, less exoskeletal, hold up to dusting better and dont breed that well in temps under 85* raise dubia and just order cricks online once a month and let somebody else hassle with the little bstrds, its the only logical choice, i thought they would creep me out , but now they dont bother me near as much as crickets do.

 

[CHAMMiE27]

thanks for some info, im not really too excited about roaches but i guess i could try some, im just afraid that they would get loose in the house or something i can handle crickets loose but not roaches haha.

 

[Malicious]

thanks for some info, im not really too excited about roaches but i guess i could try some, im just afraid that they would get loose in the house or something i can handle crickets loose but not roaches haha.

Go with Dubia roaches, steer clear of lobster roaches, they will infest your house big time. Offer a variety and change it up often. Great easy feeders include: Silkworms(Larve and Moths), Dubia roaches, Crickets, Butterworms, Hornworms(Larve and Moths), Superworms, Blue Bottle Flies, and throw in a few Waxworms for treats.

As for the cricket bin, I use a 54 qt rubbermaid tub with a home made screen lid. I put egg flats and paper towel tubes for hides. Clean it once a week and keep them cool (80F).




-Jay

 

[LovitaVelvet]

I would go with Dubia roaches too. I was worried about them getting out and possibly finding them in places I didn't want to find them initially, but it really has not been a problem. In my experience with them, they have not very adventurous so when there is an escapee I always find it in the same room that I am housing them in.

Also, once you are familiar with the way they look it is way less "icky" when you find one at random that has escaped.

 

[chameleon97]

Also, remember that crickets and waxworms are FAR more infestatious than Dubai Roaches.

-Steve