I just set up a cricket breeder cage and will try my luck. For now I buy baby crickets at my local small town pet shop for a dollar a dozen and get the large crickets at the gas station 25 for 90 cents. I give the guy a dollar, tell him 25 crickets, he sighs, storms off and comes back with a tiny paper bag writhing in his hands, and staples it closed. I get home, tear off the top and dump them in the cricket house. Always get 30-50 crickets a hit...for ninty cents! I love grumpy old gas station men!