Breeding Mealworm & Crickets

[midnite_316]

Hey everyone.. I just want to ask u guys can you tell me how do I get start on breeding mealworm and crickets.I'm breeding it for my Leopard Gecko.. I'm tried of going back to the pet store all the time I walk there from my place to there I don't drive or take bus I just walk there it take about 25 or 15 min to get there...

I will be breeding rats soon too for my Bp... I know what cage I'm going to put the rat in...
http://www.bigappleherp.com/bigappl...products/110100

[gmmuscle91]

i would try this to breed your crickets.

http://www.bigappleherp.com/bigapple...roducts/470165

[mlededee]

mealworms:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ight=mealworms
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ight=mealworms

crickets:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=bre...ficial&fr=moz2

[Shelby]

If you have any specific questions, we can help you out. I've raised both.. crickets are disgusting though.. I like my lobster roaches!

[midnite_316]

alright everyone thxs..

[Schlyne]

A piece of cork bark in the enclosure seems to provide a great place for the mealworm beetles to lay eggs on.

I'm slowly getting to the stage of baby mealies. I have a lot of beetles running around right now though.

[Shelby]

Mealies are real easy. I bought some mealies from grubco a year ago and still have a bunch since they've been breeding this whole time.

[OneSickPuppy]

I wish I had the problem of wanting crickets to breed again. Some of my scorpion setups have a hundred pinhead crickets scattering in all directions due to ovipositors finding fresh soil before finding a set of claws to cuddle with. For the hassle .... to heck with raising them by the colony IMO. I find that if I need a supply of pinheads, I just keep the 2 dozen for the next feeding in a medium critter keeper plastic aquarium for 24 to 48 hours. Leave the soil unpacked and they will fill it with eggs. I put the setup on top of lilliths aquarium near the heat source and 2 weeks later (cant recall how long it takes its been so long) tons of wonderful little pinheads to love and cherish. I find that much easier than the constant maintenance required to keep a whole mess of them alive and breeding. I only intentionally start producing pinheads when I have a scorpion pop.

[recycling goddess]

i keep (not breed) crickets for my tarantulas, butterfly fish and my geckos, frogs and anoles... what i do is keep some coconut fibre in the bottom of the container (as i find i get less deaths with something on the bottom - weird eh?)

and then i feed chicken mash and dog food with that cricket gel for water... and things seem to be going well. when i have a female who looks like she'll lay some eggs, i pop her into Princess Louifee's tank (pacman frog) and then i end up with pinheads in there works well. i just put a few egg crate pieces in there and gather up the pinheads.

but it's not choosing to breed really... it's just taking advantage of the opportunity.

[jglass38]

Crickets may be the most disgusting food item in the herp world.