First frog/ White's Tree Frog setup. Is it going to be okay...?

[Trohr]

Hmm I thought that the dirt was supposed to be moist.

Dirt for the crickets? I took the picture of the cricket farm before tossing any of the crickets into it.... I spritz the dirt with treated water every day to keep it moist, and then stir it up with a screw driver so none of it becomes compacted.

[Tom Highum]

Oh ok

[Trohr]

The dirt could be better though.... It's stuff that I pulled from a ditch from an alley behind my house. It dries out really quickly. I think potting soil without pesticides is best :]

[Jace]

Good luck with the cricket rearing. It's a great way to save money. Both males and females have wings-you can tell the difference as females have three "prongs" and males only two. Males chirp by rubbing their back legs on their wings-think of a violin. Several hundred of them make quite the noise.....Just be careful the dirt is not too moist-I've had eggs rot because of it. I raised mine outside in the desert with three solid weeks of 30 degrees Celcius or above with no rain and had hundreds hatch. They are pretty hardy little buggers. Have fun!

[Trohr]

Several hundred of them make quite the noise.....

I brought their box in from the garage because it was getting too cold last night, shoved it in the closet with a heat pad, and closed the doors. Although I don't have several hundred of them yet it was kind of nice listening to them.... I think that if you keep the temperature in the cricket enclosure fairly cold they'll go almost completely silent because they become too lethargic or something. Any experience putting the chill on your crickets :]?