hey man, great video! i got my cricket breeding set-up i think im keeping the eggs at to low of a temperature. if the temperature is too low like 70 high is prob 80 will they not hatch?? thanks i think thats my problem. should i make sure there at 90-95 for them to hatch and do they need a light? or just proper heating. thankss so much and please get back to me thanks.
@markstruemind Flour as in doe? lol.. anyways, in order to profit from crickets, you would need to live in a hot state such as Florida for example, or, pay a high electric bill for keeping a very large place in the low 90's 24/7 with lights on 24/7.
You would also need to start out with at least 50,000 adults to start a decent sized colony. You would need an investor, and MANY low paid workers because it involves A LOT of moving large bins around and cleaning.
@agilityx3 You can use regular potting soil if you are 100% positive there was never any pesticides or any other chemicals.
Best thing to do is just buy some organic soil. You can even re-use the soil once you get some crickets and they're all hatched out. Simply put the soil in a pot and bake it at 350 degrees for an hour.
I actually prefer 25 % fine coarse vermiculite and 75 % organic soil, mixed up well.
Just make sure to offer water for your baby crickets 24/7!!! keep them around 85!!
@thejanitorssuccess Put the tray in a larger container that is also a lot taller. At least 2 ft. tall. Put a lid over it, no holes necessary. Keep the bin in a room around 90 degrees. In 9-12 days you will see hundreds of tiny translucent crickets! Put a couple paper towel rolls in the larger bin so the babies have a place to go in. Put 50/50 cornmeal/chicken mash and a water system, you can buy all at ghanns.com. Feed them this if you plan on raising them to adult w.out feeding them to pets.
@tokay999 I buy the cups in serious bulk, I can help you out if you'd like a lot of them. You have to buy at least 250 from me, I can sell them to you for $.40 cents per cup, including cloth vented insect lid. Email me at care4urchameleon@livedotcom if you are serious and want some. Please title subject: cups. Thanks!
Buying 3/4 inch crickets and once they molt into adult, keep those adults for 3 weeks, then feed them off. make sure you feed them healthy foods for atleast 5 days before offering them to your animals!
I don't breed crickets anymore because I have a local friend who does it. I get a thousand for around $6.00. :)
When you start breeding, buy 3/4 inchers, in just a week they'll be adults. Now you know they are freshly molted adults. Let them breed the rest of their lives, you could actually feed off all the males unless you have many animals and can't find time to hand pick out some males everyday. Let them breed and lay for 3 weeks.
@Ekolu4us143 thanks man, I am growing up 41 Ambilobes, all of them have shed 2-3 times, they should be ready to ship out within the next 2 weeks. They're almost 3 months old.
They'll be ready to sell by the time they're a little over 3 months old.
Do you put anything over the egg laying nest? or just put it in a bigger container put a heat lamp over it and mist it. When you do mist it are you just getting the top moist? and do this multiple times a day? Also when you put the pinheads in the cups where do get the lids?
Once they're gravid they'll lay within the next few days. Adult female crickets lay hundreds of eggs in the few weeks they have left if they eat well.
its not the soil. its the surrounding. theres no shot of setting the temp. within the soil, however, keeping the surrounding of the soil (container, cabinet its inside of etc.) should be atleast 80.
fried as in dried them out??? u need to keep the soil very moist prior to letting the crickets lay in it. then after that, barley mist it, u shouldnt have to.
dont have a heat lamp above them that is too close, or else it will make all the water evaporate.
I have another question, i rewatched your video and i realized i may have made a mistake. I put the heat pad direclty under the container where the crickets layed their eggs. Its been 8 days and im not sure if theyll hatch anymore, any advise?
are they still inside of the bin with the crickets?
or, are they in their own separate little bin to hatch out of their oringial container?
It all depends... If you place it inside of a shoe box sized container, with the soil being moist... the close heat underneath will explode the humidity and the condensation will go crazy.
too much on the walls of the containers will def. kill a lot of pin heads.
just place the container in a show box plastic container, in a warm room.
They are in a seperate container. like one you would put leftover food in. My mom would make a big fuss if i put it anywhere else. I get what you are saying i saw water droplets all over the wall of the container. i havent seen any hatchlings though so i dont think they died. I have to constatly spray it to because it dries up quick. how moist does the soil have to be?
this is the hardest part. keeping it moist while heaving it in good heat.
make sure it is wet enough to cause the dirt to stick to ur fingers and even under ur finger nails. i cannot explain how much to add after they've began laying.
just make sure it never completely dries out. dont give up if it does, however, u wont get nearly as much pin heads as you would have if u had prevented it from drying out a lot. good luck.
If you have a cabinet where you could leave a heat lamp on all the time, that is good too! As long as this is just the container with the pin heads. The container with the adult crickets meant for breeding, should have the heat pad only.
I have around 20 crickets in there. They were laying eggs like crazy and still are. I finnaly found a heating mat in my house and am currently using it. so its been 4 days including today, so in a day or two they should hatch. Im not sure how warm it was before i used the heating thing. Is there a chance they may not hatch.
As long as the soil isn't loose and packed tightly, then the males shouldnt have much luck getting to the eggs and eating them.
Keeping the soil moist 24/7 is the hardest part.
Keeping the crickets fed properly is important too. If you're just using these 20 crickets for breeding, feed them grounded up dry dog or cat food. Orange slices are great for keeping them hydrated. :)
well i dont have dog food but i do feed them oatmeal, they were tearing it apart this morning, and fruits too. anything other than dog food i could use?
Lights dry the soil out extremely fast. To shorten your responsibility from not having to check the soil and re-misting it, simply buy a cheap 15 dollar zoo med hea pad, and place it underneath where the egg laying container(s) are. :)
Great Video shame your not in the UK
TheVitticep 1 month ago
it takes 4 to 7 days for eggs to hatch?
THEnickvassalloSHOW 1 month ago
also how much is it to order 1-2 thousand crickets 1/2 inch. my postal code is m1k 2m1 thanks.
jac123530 1 month ago
hey man, great video! i got my cricket breeding set-up i think im keeping the eggs at to low of a temperature. if the temperature is too low like 70 high is prob 80 will they not hatch?? thanks i think thats my problem. should i make sure there at 90-95 for them to hatch and do they need a light? or just proper heating. thankss so much and please get back to me thanks.
jac123530 1 month ago
How do you keep down the ordor
Cloudwalker2 7 months ago
7.75 per thousand haha what a deal
TheToanduong 7 months ago
are your crickets just for pet comsumption? I am thinknig of raising crickets for to make flour ? any thoughts
markstruemind 7 months ago
@markstruemind Flour as in doe? lol.. anyways, in order to profit from crickets, you would need to live in a hot state such as Florida for example, or, pay a high electric bill for keeping a very large place in the low 90's 24/7 with lights on 24/7.
You would also need to start out with at least 50,000 adults to start a decent sized colony. You would need an investor, and MANY low paid workers because it involves A LOT of moving large bins around and cleaning.
Care4URchameleon 7 months ago
when you say to keep the soil wet....how wet are we talking? like mud or just damp?
Thanks! Great vid!
sitesires 10 months ago
how often should you clean the tanks to prevent the tanks from smelling up the place?
snowman108890 11 months ago
how do you keep your crickets warm? could you use a heating pad?
agilityx3 1 year ago
@reptilesnfoods thank you so much!!
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
thanks!!!!!
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
do you need to keep the eggs at a certain temperature for them to hatch?
Can you use regular potting soil for substrate?
agilityx3 1 year ago
@agilityx3 You can use regular potting soil if you are 100% positive there was never any pesticides or any other chemicals.
Best thing to do is just buy some organic soil. You can even re-use the soil once you get some crickets and they're all hatched out. Simply put the soil in a pot and bake it at 350 degrees for an hour.
I actually prefer 25 % fine coarse vermiculite and 75 % organic soil, mixed up well.
Just make sure to offer water for your baby crickets 24/7!!! keep them around 85!!
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
thanks for the long advice. i'm start to grow crickets for my pets
MrTungau 1 year ago
hey when the crickets are done laying eggs , what do you do with them?
thejanitorssuccess 1 year ago
@thejanitorssuccess Put the tray in a larger container that is also a lot taller. At least 2 ft. tall. Put a lid over it, no holes necessary. Keep the bin in a room around 90 degrees. In 9-12 days you will see hundreds of tiny translucent crickets! Put a couple paper towel rolls in the larger bin so the babies have a place to go in. Put 50/50 cornmeal/chicken mash and a water system, you can buy all at ghanns.com. Feed them this if you plan on raising them to adult w.out feeding them to pets.
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
can you use card board boxes with screen tops or home made wood boxes with a screen top and have both of them have the cracks taped shut?
PudzBug 1 year ago
where did you get the cups ?
tokay999 1 year ago
@tokay999 I buy the cups in serious bulk, I can help you out if you'd like a lot of them. You have to buy at least 250 from me, I can sell them to you for $.40 cents per cup, including cloth vented insect lid. Email me at care4urchameleon@livedotcom if you are serious and want some. Please title subject: cups. Thanks!
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
how long should you keep the adult crickets that are breading in the tank before you feed them to your lizard?
slowandpainless 1 year ago
@slowandpainless
Buying 3/4 inch crickets and once they molt into adult, keep those adults for 3 weeks, then feed them off. make sure you feed them healthy foods for atleast 5 days before offering them to your animals!
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
@slowandpainless
I don't breed crickets anymore because I have a local friend who does it. I get a thousand for around $6.00. :)
When you start breeding, buy 3/4 inchers, in just a week they'll be adults. Now you know they are freshly molted adults. Let them breed the rest of their lives, you could actually feed off all the males unless you have many animals and can't find time to hand pick out some males everyday. Let them breed and lay for 3 weeks.
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
@reptilesnfoods In all honesty, the best is to crank up the heat in the room you're keeping them in.
Heatpad is better because it won't dry the egg laying substrate out. Heat lamp dries out the soil fast.
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
you always put the best songs dude. do you sell panthers when you breed them?
Ekolu4us143 1 year ago 6
@Ekolu4us143 thanks man, I am growing up 41 Ambilobes, all of them have shed 2-3 times, they should be ready to ship out within the next 2 weeks. They're almost 3 months old.
They'll be ready to sell by the time they're a little over 3 months old.
Care4URchameleon 1 year ago
Hey man great job I just have a quick question. What kind of soil do u use? Cause I'm not sure If it's peat.
soalersystem123 1 year ago
This is the BEST video about cricket care i have seen on you-tube good job =)
qpalmer25 2 years ago 7
Do you put anything over the egg laying nest? or just put it in a bigger container put a heat lamp over it and mist it. When you do mist it are you just getting the top moist? and do this multiple times a day? Also when you put the pinheads in the cups where do get the lids?
lukearoth 2 years ago
@lukearoth i sell the lids. they're $.24 cents each.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
Once they're gravid they'll lay within the next few days. Adult female crickets lay hundreds of eggs in the few weeks they have left if they eat well.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
how long will it take them to lay there eggs
ReptileRyan100 2 years ago
how warm does the soil have to be
lilchriscc 2 years ago
its not the soil. its the surrounding. theres no shot of setting the temp. within the soil, however, keeping the surrounding of the soil (container, cabinet its inside of etc.) should be atleast 80.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
really cause i kept the soil temp at 80 degrees fer and it fried my eggs what should i do
lilchriscc 2 years ago
fried as in dried them out??? u need to keep the soil very moist prior to letting the crickets lay in it. then after that, barley mist it, u shouldnt have to.
dont have a heat lamp above them that is too close, or else it will make all the water evaporate.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
I have another question, i rewatched your video and i realized i may have made a mistake. I put the heat pad direclty under the container where the crickets layed their eggs. Its been 8 days and im not sure if theyll hatch anymore, any advise?
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
are they still inside of the bin with the crickets?
or, are they in their own separate little bin to hatch out of their oringial container?
It all depends... If you place it inside of a shoe box sized container, with the soil being moist... the close heat underneath will explode the humidity and the condensation will go crazy.
too much on the walls of the containers will def. kill a lot of pin heads.
just place the container in a show box plastic container, in a warm room.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
They are in a seperate container. like one you would put leftover food in. My mom would make a big fuss if i put it anywhere else. I get what you are saying i saw water droplets all over the wall of the container. i havent seen any hatchlings though so i dont think they died. I have to constatly spray it to because it dries up quick. how moist does the soil have to be?
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
this is the hardest part. keeping it moist while heaving it in good heat.
make sure it is wet enough to cause the dirt to stick to ur fingers and even under ur finger nails. i cannot explain how much to add after they've began laying.
just make sure it never completely dries out. dont give up if it does, however, u wont get nearly as much pin heads as you would have if u had prevented it from drying out a lot. good luck.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
yea i think it has dried out on numerous occasions, and when i saw this i sprayed it immediatly.
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
If you have a cabinet where you could leave a heat lamp on all the time, that is good too! As long as this is just the container with the pin heads. The container with the adult crickets meant for breeding, should have the heat pad only.
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
Thanks for the advise, ill do that.
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
no problem. :)
if you have any further questions please dont hesitate to ask! :)
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
how long does it take for the eggs to hatch. I saw them laying eggs wednesday. and also what do the eggs look like?
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
It should take no less than a week. No more than 10 days. If you can keep where the eggs are, in the steady mid 80s. 90 degrees for eggs is OK.
As long as you keep the soil with eggs in it moist at all times, and keeping them warm. They WILL HATCH.
How many adult crickets do you have in the bin with the egg laying container?
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
I have around 20 crickets in there. They were laying eggs like crazy and still are. I finnaly found a heating mat in my house and am currently using it. so its been 4 days including today, so in a day or two they should hatch. Im not sure how warm it was before i used the heating thing. Is there a chance they may not hatch.
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
As long as the soil isn't loose and packed tightly, then the males shouldnt have much luck getting to the eggs and eating them.
Keeping the soil moist 24/7 is the hardest part.
Keeping the crickets fed properly is important too. If you're just using these 20 crickets for breeding, feed them grounded up dry dog or cat food. Orange slices are great for keeping them hydrated. :)
Hope this helps
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
well i dont have dog food but i do feed them oatmeal, they were tearing it apart this morning, and fruits too. anything other than dog food i could use?
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
Crickets NEED high proteins in order to thrive and produce healthy offspring.
If you don't have dog/cat food handy, do you have eggs?
Crack and egg and put about half of the egg white in a glass mug or bowl. Microwave it for a good 50 seconds.
This should provide good protein while also having a wetness to substitue their water source for a few hours. :)
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
thanks!
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
wat should i do to keep crickets warm. I only have a heating lamp, will that be good enough or do i need a heating pad.
ezzye4life1 2 years ago
Lights dry the soil out extremely fast. To shorten your responsibility from not having to check the soil and re-misting it, simply buy a cheap 15 dollar zoo med hea pad, and place it underneath where the egg laying container(s) are. :)
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago
Cool
DoingStuff01 2 years ago
thank you :)
Care4URchameleon 2 years ago