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Beitragvon gabranth » 23. Nov 2008 17:51

question ares these any good for keeping crickets in or a waste of money?

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Re: large Cricket Keeper

Beitragvon Ant mad » 23. Nov 2008 18:58

i would not use one of them if i were u. so yes in my opion they are a waste of money because they have very little ventlation and mould and mite can be found very quickly.
but u could cut a hole it the side and glue some mesh in its place and then it could work. :?
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Re: large Cricket Keeper

Beitragvon gabranth » 23. Nov 2008 19:22

crap ill have to find something else :(
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Beitragvon Ant mad » 23. Nov 2008 20:46

yer that would be better even just a plastic tub would be better but that depends on what type of crickets you have.
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Beitragvon gabranth » 23. Nov 2008 20:53

only a couple of brown ones at the moment they will be dead soon but im planning to get micro brown crickets but mites seem to love them :(
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Beitragvon Ant mad » 23. Nov 2008 21:01

yer mite are always a problem when they are small idk y tho i keep the conditions the same but they still appear :?
if you have brown crickets make sure the sides of the tubs are tall because they can jump high but a simple net will stop that.
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Beitragvon gabranth » 23. Nov 2008 21:11

or i might get black ones i haven't tried them yet
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Beitragvon Ant mad » 23. Nov 2008 21:23

black ones r alot slower and cant jump as much as brown crickets but fight each other alot more over ground and there chirp is very loud, but they do have alot of protian in them.
if you want ones that r quite dont mind how many there are and not to slow but not too fast i would go for slient crickets and i find them easyer to breed than the others.
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Beitragvon jartok » 23. Nov 2008 21:46

i use a 60litre tub and put water plant covering over top with a band and use silent black crickets and they seem fine they not fighting or anything and like to chirp alot. they are pretty loud thoe
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Re: large Cricket Keeper

Beitragvon Ant mad » 23. Nov 2008 22:01

idk how big of thing i keep mine in i just use this Hyperlinks sind nur für registrierte Nutzer sichtbar with mesh in the front and back,
btw were they adults and if so how many males did u have?
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Re: large Cricket Keeper

Beitragvon gabranth » 24. Nov 2008 03:00

how about putting them into something like this?

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Beitragvon jartok » 24. Nov 2008 08:40

seems a bit small - ur best bet is wilkos a big tub as u can get space for be around a fiver and then plant mesh or something to cover top and let air in they cant climb the sides either well my black crickets can not and they seem very happy. just grab a little tub shove some holes in and soil inside wet for mating and another tiny tub for food saves it going in the bran
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Beitragvon gabranth » 29. Nov 2008 03:13

actually i think i might try growing Dubia Cockroaches instead might be easier to breed and look after compared to crickets
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