Cricket Care

[Paul Rust]

Smell and noise aren't exactly a big deal. They are in a different room so they can make all the noise they want. I clean out the bins once a week. I get crickets out to feed every couple days, I don't stand there and smell them. Fruit fly cultures smell much worse than crickets. I can deal with a cricket loose in the house better than a roach.

[SethD]

Smell and noise aren't exactly a big deal. They are in a different room so they can make all the noise they want. I clean out the bins once a week. I get crickets out to feed every couple days, I don't stand there and smell them. Fruit fly cultures smell much worse than crickets. I can deal with a cricket loose in the house better than a roach.

Personal preference I suppose. For me personally though I can honestly say that if I had to raise enough crickets to feed my frog collection I would get out of the hobby. Various tropical roaches I find to be some of the best and easiest feeders available.

BTW escaped roaches in the house are not a big deal since it is mainly tropical species that are cultured. If it isn't kept pretty warm they will not breed. If they are not able to infest my house in TX they certainly wouldn't infest your house in washington state. Another nice thing about roaches is that it is possible to set up self feeding exhibits for some of your frogs with a bit of care. I have 4 southern toads in a 75g. that I haven't really had to feed for nearly two years. I just feed the roach colony which survives in an area of the tank the toads can't get to and as they venture out they are eaten. About all I do is catch a few roaches in the tank from time to time, dust them with supplements and make sure the toads eat those so they get enough vitamins. Other than that their food needs are pretty much covered.

[Paul Rust]

Personal preference I suppose. For me personally though I can honestly say that if I had to raise enough crickets to feed my frog collection I would get out of the hobby. Various tropical roaches I find to be some of the best and easiest feeders available.

BTW escaped roaches in the house are not a big deal since it is mainly tropical species that are cultured. If it isn't kept pretty warm they will not breed. If they are not able to infest my house in TX they certainly wouldn't infest your house in washington state. Another nice thing about roaches is that it is possible to set up self feeding exhibits for some of your frogs with a bit of care. I have 4 southern toads in a 75g. that I haven't really had to feed for nearly two years. I just feed the roach colony which survives in an area of the tank the toads can't get to and as they venture out they are eaten. About all I do is catch a few roaches in the tank from time to time, dust them with supplements and make sure the toads eat those so they get enough vitamins. Other than that their food needs are pretty much covered.

I have read about several different species, are these trade names and B. Lateralis is the most common? Are these the ones that live for a year? Yeah, roaches aren't exactly a problem here, lol. I wouldn't mind trying some. Do you have a link or a care article of yours that gives the basics for the ones you breed?

[SethD]

I have read about several different species, are these trade names and B. Lateralis is the most common? Are these the ones that live for a year? Yeah, roaches aren't exactly a problem here, lol. I wouldn't mind trying some. Do you have a link or a care article of yours that gives the basics for the ones you breed?

I have about six different species of roaches but dubia's and B. Lateralis are my main feeders with B. fusca being a distant third as a feeder for very large toads as adults get up to 3.5 in. or so. The other species are used as feeders primarily when their numbers start to get out of hand.

Some care info on lateralis...

B. Lateralis care sheet - Arachnoboards


http://blaberus.com/Documents/Blatta...sCareSheet.pdf

And some info on dubias...

http://blaberus.com/Documents/Blapti...aCareSheet.pdf

[Paul Rust]

Nice, thanks Seth. I was just informed by my girlfriend that if I get roaches I will be single. I guess I need a new girlfriend, probably shouldn't post any links for that though.

[Deku]

Nice, thanks Seth. I was just informed by my girlfriend that if I get roaches I will be single. I guess I need a new girlfriend, probably shouldn't post any links for that though.

It'd be funny if she was here though. Not to sound like a jerk. But you gotta admit that would be pretty funny. Also, since she hates roaches. Uhh why not hide them from her? Like you should hide em and get a really HUGE one and put it on her shoulder. :P Or on her head. XDDD

[Kurt]

It'd be funny if she was here though. Not to sound like a jerk. But you gotta admit that would be pretty funny. Also, since she hates roaches. Uhh why not hide them from her? Like you should hide em and get a really HUGE one and put it on her shoulder. :P Or on her head. XDDD

Not to sound abbusive, but you don't have a girlfriend, right?