I used to breed crickets years ago for my daughter's tree frogs, and we used one breeding experiment for her 6th grade science fair. We did a similar setup to this video and it was successful for months. Now we're starting another cricket breeding setup for my son's tarantula. This brings back memories of my cat knocking over the cricket bin every once in a while and setting loose dozens of crickets in my kitchen, LOL.
@Day Dream We were trying it again when I posted my first comment and I don't know what we were doing wrong, but the crickets kept dying! Since his tarantula is still super small, I gave up for now and we might try again when it's an adult. But here's what I remember about our successful breeding experiment - it'll be a bit long, sorry in advance. The main box I kept them in was a big Rubbermaid type container. We used to have a cabinet with computer equipment and it was always warm in there, so I'd keep the cricket box in there. Crickets love warmth, and it helps them grow faster. I would feed the adult crickets small pieces of different kinds of veggies, and cricket food you can find at the pet store. They also like cardboard egg cartons to hide in. I used a couple of breeding boxes that were just small plastic kitchen containers. Coconut fiber substrate that you can find at any pet store, and spray it for water to keep it damp. I'd set those in the main container without the lids and adult crickets would hop in and lay their eggs in the substrate. After a couple days, I'd take the breeding boxes out and put them in a second Rubbermaid container and make sure the substrate stayed slightly damp. I did NOT use substrate in the big housing containers - they'd breed in that, and it would get messy and impossible to keep clean. When they hatch, the baby crickets are smaller than ants. I'd put a folded wet paper towel for them to get water from. It's important to remember that crickets will drown in a water dish, so you can put water drops on fruit and veggies, get water gel from the pet store, or use wet paper towels for the babies. I don't remember what I fed the babies - I think I used some kind of ground nutritional feed from the pet store and sprinkled it around the bottom of their container, since they're tiny and just get everywhere. When they're big enough, the nursery box becomes the juvenile box and the older adults will eventually become food for your pets or die off. Then you can clean out the empty box, put in the breeding boxes, and start again. I didn't use screens, I just drilled a few holes in their containers and never had any problems with crickets escaping. The boxes should be a pretty good size so they don't hop out when you open them to take care of them. Good luck! And some crickets do escape no matter how hard you try, so be prepared for a few crickets to get loose in your house, lol. But they won't cause any harm.
@Day Dream No problem at all! From what I can remember, many of the ones they sell at the pet store are still juvenile, so they'll take a few days or a couple weeks to mature and start chirping. It was pretty easy the first time I bred them, but that might have been because of the warm cupboard I conveniently had. I've had no luck this time around, but we only tried once. My son is feeding his baby tarantula mealworms until it gets big enough to eat crickets. I think the trickiest thing to make sure they hatch is keeping the substrate moist enough without being soaking wet or drying out, or going moldy. Coconut fiber substrate is pretty mold resistant, but peat dirt molds almost right away! I learned that the hard way!
Frank Wess it depends on how you heat them, that is a very valid point to consider. Right now I am using a heating mat that seems pretty heat efficient.
MOST EXCELLENT VIDEO. My 9 year old son and I have numerous reptiles and buying crickets is getting to be a hassle and quite expensive. We are going to follow your video instructions and begin breeding our own this weekend. Thank you for taking the time to make and post it. Very clearly explained and concise information. We also like the simplicity of your set up. Well done.
+Keith Cook I greatly appreciate the positive feedback, thank you! I completely understand where you are coming from...after a certain point, breeding your own just makes sense. Best of luck with your cricket breeding, and let me know if I can be of any more assistance. 👍
Well, a couple weeks into our endeavor. We didn't have any success the first time. However, we didn't use any additional heat source and our cricket container stayed around 72 degrees. We started over again a few nights ago and added a light to the set up. Now our temp is 80 degress on the dot. Last night we observed numerous females laying eggs in the subtrate. I think we'll have success this time around. Thanks again for the video !
Keith Cook I agree, the temperature is very likely to be the determining factor in your success. Let me know...you could have hatchling crickets in about a week!
Haha, I'm glad! Random question. When you feed your pets do you strictly only feed them male crickets or do you just grab whatever? I also heard that some breeders will occasionally purchase cricket and mix it in with their farm to decrease incense. When I used to feed my tarantula crickets I would strictly feed him males but only because they make noises.
Adore Mei Good question! I just take out whichever crickets I happen to grab. With roaches, a lot of people will feed off mostly males, as the colony does just fine with a heavy female to male ratio. That would probably work with crickets as well. I introduced two strains of crickets to this colony near the beginning, with large enough numbers inbreeding isn’t too much of an issue with crickets, but a little genetic mixing is a good idea for the future. 👍
Simply Betta Hi Taylor! Yes, you will definitely want a heat source... I am currently using a flexwatt heat mat sitting on a sheet of polystyrene foam, it is working fairly well, but in the winter a ceramic heat emitter seems to do the trick a little better. 👍
I have enough cricket eating animals to be tired of all the crickets I've gotta buy. A 1000 ct box is $17+ where I am. At this point I'd rather just breed them myself. Thanks for the info! Very straight and to the point.
Nice description. Very clear. I tried breeding crickets for my sister’s bearded dragon but found it difficult to stop them eating each other - even though I separated the different sizes. Your setup looks really good though.
Could yo do more insect quick guides? Like mealworms n wax worms n stuff. I love your live food guides they are brill ive watched them al and regurly refer to them. Ive watched a lot and youes are by far far the best
David Le Carpentier Thank you!! I really appreciate that. I have done a mealworm guide here: ruclips.net/video/Kk0QN3AR0AI/видео.html, and in need to do a waxwork guide in the future. Which insect quick guides have you seen?
I've been watching your channel for a while and it has been very helpful for many different aspects of my life so thank you! I have recently been involved in charity work in a malnourished part of Africa and these instructions have been very useful in developing a plan for a small, cheap, DIY domestic cricket farm that could help many people grow food for themselves and their families
Simon Banks I am so glad to hear it! I knew crickets could be a source of sustainable, cheap protein, but I never thought my video would help people in such a way. I am really happy to know that it has. 😊👍
Your videos were helpful in selecting the potentially suitable types of invertebrate as well; the mystery mealworm video helped us realise Alphitobius diaperinus might not be suitable considering that although they may be native they are also a pest of chickens! So thanks for all the info, hopefully new videos will be uploaded in the coming years of whichever set up and species are used in practice
Thank you for this video. The setup I learned to make was so much the opposite. My crickets were dying from the first day. I really, really appreciate your video.
I just bought all the stuff I need to breed crickets and this will be my first attempt but this is the best video I’ve seen thank you so much and wish me luck!!
@@trentongibson4417 in this setup I used very shallow trays to feed and water the babies, but the same food and same water crystals. Once the babies got a chance to grow a bit in the nursery container, I let them out with the adults, and though there may have been a little predation, it was not enough to cause issues, I currently raise banded crickets in a Bioactive setup, which are easier…check out the video I posted on this a month or two ago. 😃👍
Great job! Clear and a video that gets to the point, not like those videos where the guys tell you to hit the sub button with u nose! Im breeding for bait and profit, I make 150 eggs a day!
Bradley Hughes That sounds intriguing! Crickets and aquaponics? I’d love to hear more about it. Right now I am dabbling in aquaponics myself...with a HUGE Pothos plant growing out of a 20 gallon Endler aquarium...
Please take me through all your outlined steps on a large scale commercial production for poultry feeds. I mean like Breeding in large scale, mantainance, harvesting & production of final products like feeds.
Nicole Justice True! I kept and bred hamsters years ago, and I used to offer them the occasional cricket or grasshopper. They LOVED them, and were so adept at catching them. It was fascinating to watch, 😊👍
Your setup is right except that i kinda disagree with the light for heat source to be honest with you. I think a normal space heater and a Acurite temp/humidity reader should be sufficient enough to hatch these baby crickets. It worked for me..
Jerum Distura a space heater is certainly an effective heat source...the crickets are happy as long as it is warm enough. 👍 others use heat pads, heat tapes, etc.
Aquarimax True, my room's temperature is about 82+ inside where all of my adults, eggs, babies, and juvenile crickets are with no light or any heat pads. If i breed them all outside my room where the temperature's almost the same as the outdoor temperature (45 to 50 degrees) that's a little chilly since we all crack open our windows, then i might resort to heat mats or heat lamps.
Jerum Distura 82 is right within the perfect range, makes sense that you don't have to worry about additional heating. 👍 my animal room can dip down into the high 60s F, so I use supplemental heating to keep my crickets in the 80s.
+Aquarimax I am an arachnid keeper, that's why I've gotten so used to space heaters for almost 8 years in this hobby. Unlike Reptile keeping, arachnids rely mostly on warmth of their environment and hates the light with a passion. That's the only reason why Tarantulas, Scorpions, and Centipedes only come out at night. Nocturnal creatures i should say..
Jerum Distura That makes sense, with lots of relatively small arachnid enclosures in one room, space heating is definitely the best option. What you say about light makes sense too. I keep a few arachnids myself...A trio of Damon diadema, as well as three Mastigoproctus giganteus.
Thanks for the video! I got a colony of Gryllus sp. Crickets this morning. I fed them lettuce and they love it! What else can I feed them? Fish pellets? Anyway, I love this video. Keep up the work! 👏
Vinegar Vapour Good question, I have not looked into raising them for human consumption, I would do some research on water crystals for human consumption, there is some conflicting information out there.
This is the best cricket breading video Ive seen so far. Although I'd be inclined to use heat cables with a thermostat, in place of a 150watt globe, for efficiency. Do you only supply heat to the nursery containers?
falconeranatolia Thank you! Yes, I agree that heat cables would be a better option, I will probably go that way eventually. I try to keep the cool side of the bin in the kid 70s, the warm side up into the 90s, with the nursery containers in the mid 80s.
Do I have to dump the dirt with the eggs from the small egg container out into the 'incubator' or should I just transfer the egg beds without dumping it into the incubator box? I have seen different video options. I worry if I just dump them that the eggs are going to be covered with dirt to deep. Tks for responding to my last comment. BTW very nice video.
Rachel Cole Great question! I transfer the entire egg laying container, without disturbing the cocofiber, into the larger incubator container. Then I dump out the old, spent cocofiber and replace it with new, then put that container back into the main enclosure with the adults. That way, I never have to worry about disturbing the eggs.
Thank you so much my breaded dragon says thank you too, his is tried of waiting on mama to get back from pet store. Lol he is a big boy . So he eats a lot. Too expensive to pay nearly 8:00 for 5 doz crickets.
hey i’m very late onto this, but where i am coconut fibre is almost impossible to find. is there anything else i could use such as reptile bedding mulch??
Lots of egg laying substrates will work. I am currently using organic compost mixed with vermiculite. If the reptile bedding is fine eno it h to allow them to deposit their eggs, it should work as long as it is kept slightly moist.
Jenna Winchester good question! I would still start with a larger group of adults-at least 30. Even if you start with 12, the population will still quickly build to the capacity of the container and the quantity of food you provide, but with less genetic diversity.
I’ll tell you how to breed crickets. I had 2 in my tortoise enclosure and not even a month later I now have over 100. They come out at night and eat the leftover food he doesn’t eat, and drink his water. It’s probably the easiest thing in the world.
Allison Holly the first time I bred crickets was similar...they deposited eggs in my anole vivarium when I was about 10 years old, and soon it had hundreds of crickets? !
I started a little bit of a cricket farm I'm a little better educated now but had a maintenance it and maintain it but I have two bearded dragons a small to medium a big red one how large of a farm should The capacity I'm at right now is close to 200
Jacob Gerlach Good question...it depends partly on the rest of your bearded dragons' diet/life stages. Are crickets their principal protein source? Mature beardies eat a lot more vegetable matter than the young ones proportionately. You can easily get a few dozen crickets per week out of this setup, if that helps. Maybe 50 or more.
Sans Jacksepticeye Chucky Luna Dark Wolf That was a Damon diadema, otherwise known as a Tanzanian Tailless Whip Scorpion (not a true scorpion, but an amblypygid) they cannot sting and do not produce venom...but those raptorial pedipalps they grab prey with are quite something, aren't they?
Can i ask, what is the reason you put the baby crickets in a nursery? Would the adult crickets eat them? If so, wouldn't they just try jump inside? Thanks in advance.
Zee Bradfield Yes, they are in the nursery for two reasons, to keep the adults from eating them and to keep the adults from digging up the eggs. They would jump in, but I use a screen lid on the nursery to keep the adults out. Good question! 👍
Hi i tryed to breed a long time ago but had few problems getting them to lay eggs, how damp do you need to keep the substrate? it kept drying out on me. And how long does it take them to reach adult size do they have a long lifespan?
Rana Temporaria i dampen the substrate a little every day or every other day. It should be damp but not soaked, but if it ever dries out, the eggs die. They reach adult size in 2-3 weeks, depending on temperature. They don’t live very long nice they reach adulthood. 👍
Wow, really helpful video! You really covered just about everything!
Random Electronicszzz Thank you, delighted to hear it! 😁👍
Random Electronicszzz .
Can’t agree more
I wanted to post the same comment
I used to breed crickets years ago for my daughter's tree frogs, and we used one breeding experiment for her 6th grade science fair. We did a similar setup to this video and it was successful for months. Now we're starting another cricket breeding setup for my son's tarantula. This brings back memories of my cat knocking over the cricket bin every once in a while and setting loose dozens of crickets in my kitchen, LOL.
Kristin B Cats and crickets...! 🤣👍
@Day Dream We were trying it again when I posted my first comment and I don't know what we were doing wrong, but the crickets kept dying! Since his tarantula is still super small, I gave up for now and we might try again when it's an adult. But here's what I remember about our successful breeding experiment - it'll be a bit long, sorry in advance.
The main box I kept them in was a big Rubbermaid type container. We used to have a cabinet with computer equipment and it was always warm in there, so I'd keep the cricket box in there. Crickets love warmth, and it helps them grow faster. I would feed the adult crickets small pieces of different kinds of veggies, and cricket food you can find at the pet store. They also like cardboard egg cartons to hide in.
I used a couple of breeding boxes that were just small plastic kitchen containers. Coconut fiber substrate that you can find at any pet store, and spray it for water to keep it damp. I'd set those in the main container without the lids and adult crickets would hop in and lay their eggs in the substrate. After a couple days, I'd take the breeding boxes out and put them in a second Rubbermaid container and make sure the substrate stayed slightly damp. I did NOT use substrate in the big housing containers - they'd breed in that, and it would get messy and impossible to keep clean.
When they hatch, the baby crickets are smaller than ants. I'd put a folded wet paper towel for them to get water from. It's important to remember that crickets will drown in a water dish, so you can put water drops on fruit and veggies, get water gel from the pet store, or use wet paper towels for the babies. I don't remember what I fed the babies - I think I used some kind of ground nutritional feed from the pet store and sprinkled it around the bottom of their container, since they're tiny and just get everywhere.
When they're big enough, the nursery box becomes the juvenile box and the older adults will eventually become food for your pets or die off. Then you can clean out the empty box, put in the breeding boxes, and start again.
I didn't use screens, I just drilled a few holes in their containers and never had any problems with crickets escaping. The boxes should be a pretty good size so they don't hop out when you open them to take care of them.
Good luck! And some crickets do escape no matter how hard you try, so be prepared for a few crickets to get loose in your house, lol. But they won't cause any harm.
@Day Dream No problem at all! From what I can remember, many of the ones they sell at the pet store are still juvenile, so they'll take a few days or a couple weeks to mature and start chirping. It was pretty easy the first time I bred them, but that might have been because of the warm cupboard I conveniently had. I've had no luck this time around, but we only tried once. My son is feeding his baby tarantula mealworms until it gets big enough to eat crickets.
I think the trickiest thing to make sure they hatch is keeping the substrate moist enough without being soaking wet or drying out, or going moldy. Coconut fiber substrate is pretty mold resistant, but peat dirt molds almost right away! I learned that the hard way!
2:55 one escaped. He be free ranging from here on out
🤣👍
I totally flinched in terror at 4:56. I was way into the video and got caught off guard. lol
Cesarlees Sorry about that. 😊
Me too haha
😂
I saw a sneaky cricket escape at 2:54 ! Great video !
LOL! Now I remember that happening during filming, I had totally forgotten about it. 😂
Happens to me about everyday.
Same I saw that too in the vid.
Aquarimax 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
LOL I had to go back and look.
i don't have any animals that eat crickets yet i found this video very interesting
groid Excellent! I hope it comes in handy someday 😊👍
Same
This is the best cricket care video i've watched so far. Direct to the point, accurate and brief. Thanks dude!
yani arevir You are very welcome, thanks for the positive feedback! 👍
I agree!!
Dang these crickets are treated and cared for more then me
LOL! They do take a fair bit of work...: ) Still, they are much cheaper to raise than to purchase.
Issac vlogs I thought you were playing
@@Aquarimax you think it's much cheaper? I think'n the light bill.
I'm spending $12-15 a month for about 100 crickets.
Frank Wess it depends on how you heat them, that is a very valid point to consider.
Right now I am using a heating mat that seems pretty heat efficient.
same
MOST EXCELLENT VIDEO. My 9 year old son and I have numerous reptiles and buying crickets is getting to be a hassle and quite expensive. We are going to follow your video instructions and begin breeding our own this weekend. Thank you for taking the time to make and post it. Very clearly explained and concise information. We also like the simplicity of your set up. Well done.
+Keith Cook I greatly appreciate the positive feedback, thank you! I completely understand where you are coming from...after a certain point, breeding your own just makes sense. Best of luck with your cricket breeding, and let me know if I can be of any more assistance.
👍
Well, a couple weeks into our endeavor. We didn't have any success the first time. However, we didn't use any additional heat source and our cricket container stayed around 72 degrees. We started over again a few nights ago and added a light to the set up. Now our temp is 80 degress on the dot. Last night we observed numerous females laying eggs in the subtrate. I think we'll have success this time around. Thanks again for the video !
Keith Cook I agree, the temperature is very likely to be the determining factor in your success. Let me know...you could have hatchling crickets in about a week!
@@keithcook3669 did the setup work over the past 3 years?
@@keatonnelson2602 😂 grandpa is no longer here
Watching this video makes me want to breed crickets and I don't even have a reason to breed them.
Adore Mei 😁👍 That makes me smile!
Haha, I'm glad! Random question. When you feed your pets do you strictly only feed them male crickets or do you just grab whatever? I also heard that some breeders will occasionally purchase cricket and mix it in with their farm to decrease incense. When I used to feed my tarantula crickets I would strictly feed him males but only because they make noises.
Adore Mei Good question! I just take out whichever crickets I happen to grab. With roaches, a lot of people will feed off mostly males, as the colony does just fine with a heavy female to male ratio. That would probably work with crickets as well. I introduced two strains of crickets to this colony near the beginning, with large enough numbers inbreeding isn’t too much of an issue with crickets, but a little genetic mixing is a good idea for the future. 👍
You could breed them n stay with me. Theres your reason ;)
I also want to breed them because i love the loud chirps at night
I didnt know crickets were such an interesting creature
All I can say is your setup has saved me sooo much space. My striped ground crickets and house crickets thank you!
Awesome! Very happy to hear it!
This is on my "to try" list for practice! I need to get some heat tape set up on my rack though, my house temps are too low
Simply Betta Hi Taylor! Yes, you will definitely want a heat source... I am currently using a flexwatt heat mat sitting on a sheet of polystyrene foam, it is working fairly well, but in the winter a ceramic heat emitter seems to do the trick a little better. 👍
@@Aquarimax Right on! I was actually going to order a nice length today because my dubias are a little too chilly, too!
Wow. The most clear, straight forward, and simple to understand instructions I’ve seen on a video in a long time. 👍
Thank you! Glad you appreciate my instructional style!
I have watched over 30 videos trying to figure out cricket breeding for my gecko,and your video has been the absolute best. 👌
My crickets are wild caught. This will help me a lot and save me some effort. I’ll probably still catch some for fun
I wouldn’t recommend wild catching crickets because they can carry Disease that could transfer to your animals
I have enough cricket eating animals to be tired of all the crickets I've gotta buy. A 1000 ct box is $17+ where I am. At this point I'd rather just breed them myself. Thanks for the info! Very straight and to the point.
Nice description. Very clear. I tried breeding crickets for my sister’s bearded dragon but found it difficult to stop them eating each other - even though I separated the different sizes. Your setup looks really good though.
Could yo do more insect quick guides? Like mealworms n wax worms n stuff. I love your live food guides they are brill ive watched them al and regurly refer to them. Ive watched a lot and youes are by far far the best
David Le Carpentier Thank you!! I really appreciate that. I have done a mealworm guide here: ruclips.net/video/Kk0QN3AR0AI/видео.html, and in need to do a waxwork guide in the future. Which insect quick guides have you seen?
So informative and in only 5 minutes! Thank you sir
Bonus points for giving the binomial name !
I've been watching your channel for a while and it has been very helpful for many different aspects of my life so thank you! I have recently been involved in charity work in a malnourished part of Africa and these instructions have been very useful in developing a plan for a small, cheap, DIY domestic cricket farm that could help many people grow food for themselves and their families
Simon Banks I am so glad to hear it! I knew crickets could be a source of sustainable, cheap protein, but I never thought my video would help people in such a way. I am really happy to know that it has. 😊👍
Your videos were helpful in selecting the potentially suitable types of invertebrate as well; the mystery mealworm video helped us realise Alphitobius diaperinus might not be suitable considering that although they may be native they are also a pest of chickens! So thanks for all the info, hopefully new videos will be uploaded in the coming years of whichever set up and species are used in practice
Sand Filter Aid I look forward to seeing your videos about it! 😉👍
That’s awesome
fookin lazer sights thank you!
So happy you exist!
😁👍
I’m breeding them for my chickens just got a small box of them at my local pet store thanks for all the info
Thank you. I might give this a try
Best video I have watched on this subject. Thanks!
Thank you! I am now doing a new Bioactive cricket breeding enclosure with banded crickets and springtails…going well so far!
Thank you for this video. The setup I learned to make was so much the opposite. My crickets were dying from the first day. I really, really appreciate your video.
Bitty Reilly very glad to know it has been helpful to you!
By far the best video I have found for breeding crickets!! Quick and to the point! Thank you so much!
Destiny Haney Thank you! I am glad you have found it helpful! 😊👍
I just bought all the stuff I need to breed crickets and this will be my first attempt but this is the best video I’ve seen thank you so much and wish me luck!!
Good luck!
GreG video, just curious on the water and food for the small babies and also will the adults not eat the babies
@@trentongibson4417 in this setup I used very shallow trays to feed and water the babies, but the same food and same water crystals. Once the babies got a chance to grow a bit in the nursery container, I let them out with the adults, and though there may have been a little predation, it was not enough to cause issues,
I currently raise banded crickets in a Bioactive setup, which are easier…check out the video I posted on this a month or two ago. 😃👍
That was a nice compilation right there at the end
Best guide if seen on RUclips for breeding crickets thanks alot dude 👌👌👌👌
seb orzech 😊👍 Thank you for watching, I am glad to know it is helpful!
Thank you!! great video, instruction, and demonstration.
Maryjoe Romando Thank you! I appreciate it 😀
this is the best cricket breeding video ever!
This was a helpful video. Thanks bro
Great job! Clear and a video that gets to the point, not like those videos where the guys tell you to hit the sub button with u nose! Im breeding for bait and profit, I make 150 eggs a day!
thank you, quick and to the point.
Wow, I also wanna rear the cricket.
I have recently switched to banded crickets, they are even easier. 👍🏽
@@Aquarimax I'm using spider crickets
Man I can’t stop watching these videos even though I have no intention/ability to do what they say
This video is awesome! Thank you!
This was the best cricket breeding video I have seen!!! Thank you so much!
Wow, thank you!
This will be very helpful to complete my aquaponics plans, thank you very much!
Bradley Hughes That sounds intriguing! Crickets and aquaponics? I’d love to hear more about it. Right now I am dabbling in aquaponics myself...with a HUGE Pothos plant growing out of a 20 gallon Endler aquarium...
Clean cricket insect cultivation is very good. I am also a cricket cultivator and I share in my channel
Very complete Thank you
Good video. Seems to be much better than others I have seen.
Thanks for the informative video. I've watched quite a few on breeding crickets, but yours is the best I've seen! Thanks for your hard work!! 😉
Tank On Cleaning You're very welcome, I am happy to hear it was helpful! 👍
Awesome vid!! Very simple :) I don't use mesh over the substrate but I think I'll try it
nice setup
Fuzzycuffsqt Thank you! 😊👍
THANKS SO MUCH.
vifer10 You are very welcome!
thanks for the help:)
logan elmy you’re welcome!
So helpful! Thank you, gonna give this a shot.
Audrey Martin Excellent! The best of luck to you! 😊👍
That was Awesome Rus!!! Thank you 🙏🏼
Home Schoolie You’re very welcome! 😊👍
GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU!
You’re welcome!
Very nice teaching voice I am going to do this..
I'm probably never going to do this but it's quite interesting - thanks!
Thanks!
Snaxro Gaming 👍
This was a really well made video.. thanks
Katie you’re welcome! Thank you for watching!
I Love This Video Aquarimax!! I Learnd So Much!!
MangoReptiles Glad to hear it! Thanks for the support! 👍
Aquarimax+ Thanks Man, I Really Love Your Videos 😃😃
Please take me through all your outlined steps on a large scale commercial production for poultry feeds. I mean like Breeding in large scale, mantainance, harvesting & production of final products like feeds.
HAMSTERS love crickets too!! Crazy little hunters!!
Nicole Justice True! I kept and bred hamsters years ago, and I used to offer them the occasional cricket or grasshopper. They LOVED them, and were so adept at catching them. It was fascinating to watch, 😊👍
Thank you for this video. I tried this before but my mistake was not putting a screen on top of the eco earth and the adults ate the baby crickets
Ah, yes, that will definitely make a difference! I’m glad it helped 👍
Ty just the information I was looking for
trouble maker you are welcome! 👍
Just started mine and hatched first cluch. I order about 7k crickets weekly. Trying to save some money.
Your setup is right except that i kinda disagree with the light for heat source to be honest with you. I think a normal space heater and a Acurite temp/humidity reader should be sufficient enough to hatch these baby crickets. It worked for me..
Jerum Distura a space heater is certainly an effective heat source...the crickets are happy as long as it is warm enough. 👍 others use heat pads, heat tapes, etc.
Aquarimax True, my room's temperature is about 82+ inside where all of my adults, eggs, babies, and juvenile crickets are with no light or any heat pads. If i breed them all outside my room where the temperature's almost the same as the outdoor temperature (45 to 50 degrees) that's a little chilly since we all crack open our windows, then i might resort to heat mats or heat lamps.
Jerum Distura 82 is right within the perfect range, makes sense that you don't have to worry about additional heating. 👍 my animal room can dip down into the high 60s F, so I use supplemental heating to keep my crickets in the 80s.
+Aquarimax I am an arachnid keeper, that's why I've gotten so used to space heaters for almost 8 years in this hobby. Unlike Reptile keeping, arachnids rely mostly on warmth of their environment and hates the light with a passion. That's the only reason why Tarantulas, Scorpions, and Centipedes only come out at night. Nocturnal creatures i should say..
Jerum Distura That makes sense, with lots of relatively small arachnid enclosures in one room, space heating is definitely the best option. What you say about light makes sense too. I keep a few arachnids myself...A trio of Damon diadema, as well as three Mastigoproctus giganteus.
Excellent instruction! How high are the biggest containers? Tks for all!
ASF Brasil Thank you! I think they are around 14-16 inches high, but I can measure them to make sure. 👍
Thanks alot.
this video was great!!!
no problem!
I love a video without the fluff
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Awesome! Perfectly explained.
great video! very informative...thanks!
ConcernedMushroom You're very welcome, and thank you for watching!
you're the coolest ! Thank you for this video!!
Nathalia Velasco Thank you, and you’re welcome! 😊👍
Thanks for the video! I got a colony of Gryllus sp. Crickets this morning. I fed them lettuce and they love it! What else can I feed them? Fish pellets? Anyway, I love this video. Keep up the work! 👏
awesome video, thanks for the upload!
Jair Toralva Thank you for watching!
I know this is an older video but hoping someone can answer whether he did a video on breeding dubias as well
Animals R Life I would love to do a video on breeding Dubias, but my wife has requested that I keep no roaches of any kind. 😊👍
Is there anything else to take note if I am raising them as my own food? Can I give them water crystals?
Vinegar Vapour Good question, I have not looked into raising them for human consumption, I would do some research on water crystals for human consumption, there is some conflicting information out there.
Thanks, just bought 60 banded for just this purpose :D
+Tansi Wolf You're welcome! I have considered trying banded crickets. I would be interested in hearing how it goes for you.
+Aquarimax I'll check back if I get any little ones ^^
Can i use the same method for black crickets ( Gryllus bimaculatus )
Albert bob I haven’t tried it, but I suspect this method would work for a variety of cricket species. 👍
Really informative!! Do you eat the crickets too? I tried them in Thailand 🇹🇭 they were good.
This is the best cricket breading video Ive seen so far. Although I'd be inclined to use heat cables with a thermostat, in place of a 150watt globe, for efficiency. Do you only supply heat to the nursery containers?
falconeranatolia Thank you! Yes, I agree that heat cables would be a better option, I will probably go that way eventually. I try to keep the cool side of the bin in the kid 70s, the warm side up into the 90s, with the nursery containers in the mid 80s.
my chameleon is making me broke since i am constantly out buying crickets for her. definitely will try this
Rainy Exponent It has definitely saved me money! I hope it does the same for you.
Great Video.
Right on point.😊
MizzzKitty athank you, much appreciated! 👍
What fish food do you use for your crickets?
crickets also become slower at cooler temperatures so I put mine in the fridge for 1 minute before handling into my frogs tank
Good tip!
Thanks super helpful
Do I have to dump the dirt with the eggs from the small egg container out into the 'incubator' or should I just transfer the egg beds without dumping it into the incubator box? I have seen different video options. I worry if I just dump them that the eggs are going to be covered with dirt to deep. Tks for responding to my last comment. BTW very nice video.
Rachel Cole Great question! I transfer the entire egg laying container, without disturbing the cocofiber, into the larger incubator container. Then I dump out the old, spent cocofiber and replace it with new, then put that container back into the main enclosure with the adults. That way, I never have to worry about disturbing the eggs.
Thank you so much my breaded dragon says thank you too, his is tried of waiting on mama to get back from pet store. Lol he is a big boy . So he eats a lot. Too expensive to pay nearly 8:00 for 5 doz crickets.
hey i’m very late onto this, but where i am coconut fibre is almost impossible to find. is there anything else i could use such as reptile bedding mulch??
Lots of egg laying substrates will work. I am currently using organic compost mixed with vermiculite. If the reptile bedding is fine eno it h to allow them to deposit their eggs, it should work as long as it is kept slightly moist.
Should I start with like 12 adults because I only have two reptiles (bearded dragon + leopard gecko) both are juveniles
Jenna Winchester good question! I would still start with a larger group of adults-at least 30. Even if you start with 12, the population will still quickly build to the capacity of the container and the quantity of food you provide, but with less genetic diversity.
This was so informative! Thank you so much!
What about fancy feast, just for crickets canned food?
I am familiar with a cat food brand by that name. Crickets would probably eat it, but there are cheaper and less odiferous alternatives.
The Sodium Polyacrylate won't dehydrate the crickets when they eat it?
no, as long as it is hydrated well, it works just fine, I have been using it for years
I’ll tell you how to breed crickets. I had 2 in my tortoise enclosure and not even a month later I now have over 100. They come out at night and eat the leftover food he doesn’t eat, and drink his water. It’s probably the easiest thing in the world.
Allison Holly the first time I bred crickets was similar...they deposited eggs in my anole vivarium when I was about 10 years old, and soon it had hundreds of crickets?
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I started a little bit of a cricket farm I'm a little better educated now but had a maintenance it and maintain it but I have two bearded dragons a small to medium a big red one how large of a farm should The capacity I'm at right now is close to 200
Jacob Gerlach Good question...it depends partly on the rest of your bearded dragons' diet/life stages. Are crickets their principal protein source? Mature beardies eat a lot more vegetable matter than the young ones proportionately. You can easily get a few dozen crickets per week out of this setup, if that helps. Maybe 50 or more.
Do the crickets need light? I was thinking to isolate the box to keep it warmer
unknown 95 They don’t need a lot of light. They tend to be nocturnal.
What is the yellow thing you're feeding?
robert justus that is a gold axolotl...Ambystoma mexicanum.
Sans Jacksepticeye Chucky Luna Dark Wolf That was a Damon diadema, otherwise known as a Tanzanian Tailless Whip Scorpion (not a true scorpion, but an amblypygid) they cannot sting and do not produce venom...but those raptorial pedipalps they grab prey with are quite something, aren't they?
Salamanders
Axotl
Where to get 50 starter crickets?
They are available at most pet stores, or on Amazon or other online retailers.
Thanks it helps alot
Rayyan Games Very glad,to hear it, thanks for watching!
Can i ask, what is the reason you put the baby crickets in a nursery? Would the adult crickets eat them? If so, wouldn't they just try jump inside? Thanks in advance.
Zee Bradfield Yes, they are in the nursery for two reasons, to keep the adults from eating them and to keep the adults from digging up the eggs. They would jump in, but I use a screen lid on the nursery to keep the adults out. Good question! 👍
Very helpful ty
Glad to hear it! Thanks!
Just wanted to ask, how much money do all the supplies needed to set up the breeder ended up being?
It’s been a while so I don’t recall, but if you had to buy everything, probably between $50 and $100 USD.
Hi i tryed to breed a long time ago but had few problems getting them to lay eggs, how damp do you need to keep the substrate? it kept drying out on me. And how long does it take them to reach adult size do they have a long lifespan?
Rana Temporaria i dampen the substrate a little every day or every other day. It should be damp but not soaked, but if it ever dries out, the eggs die. They reach adult size in 2-3 weeks, depending on temperature. They don’t live very long nice they reach adulthood. 👍