Cricket Breeding Question

[Julia]

Thanks Crystal!

I guess the temps are to blame. I am now the owner of approx 3 week old pinheads! Lol! They seem healthy and there are tons of them...they are too small to feed to my animals unfortunately.
I use moist coco husk- the kind that is ground very fine like dirt for the crickets to lay in. I left the babies on the coco husk, i spray it daily to keep it moist. The UVB bulb puts out very little heat. I do have a extra heat mat already attached to the cricket tank. (Left over from gecko cage.) Do you think that would be beneficial?

[Crystal6]

Thanks Crystal!

I guess the temps are to blame. I am now the owner of approx 3 week old pinheads! Lol! They seem healthy and there are tons of them...they are too small to feed to my animals unfortunately.
I use moist coco husk- the kind that is ground very fine like dirt for the crickets to lay in. I left the babies on the coco husk, i spray it daily to keep it moist. The UVB bulb puts out very little heat. I do have a extra heat mat already attached to the cricket tank. (Left over from gecko cage.) Do you think that would be beneficial?

I've never tried using a heatmat (mainly because I haven't been able to find one for sale on the internet) but, I'd assume so yes. (The only problem with higher temperatures is, it can dry up the dirt faster.)

[Ebony]

Congrats Julia, I know how exciting it is when you get baby feeders. It never gets old. It's like we are providing for our children but Frogs

[Julia]

Congrats Julia, I know how exciting it is when you get baby feeders. It never gets old. It's like we are providing for our children but Frogs

Haha! Ya...im close but not close enough. The crickets refuse to grow, and my pets are too stubborn or blind to eat tiny crickets! I am trying though!