Cricket colony

[californiakingsnake]

So I have got a tank full of crickets, with Flukers brand food and drownless water. I have a question though, last night cricket started chirping last night and it was very loud, but i was wondering will they all start chirping? haha if so im going to have to find something to do with them because I wont be able to stand it..

[Mike41793]

Only the males chirp bc its a mating call. Im sure theres a way to tell the difference between males and females so just feed off most of the males in your colony.

Idk why a male cricket would be chirping in a tank full of hot cricket babes. You cant get much more desperate or lazy than that haha!

[californiakingsnake]

haha maybe hes just an outcast. Oh well ill try to feed him to my gecko tomorrow haha

[Quantum Constrictors]

FEMALES have a 3 pronged back side where as the MALES only have a two pronged one. The middle prong is called an "OVIPOSITOR" which is what the female uses to lay her eggs with.

Thats how you tell the difference

[punyhuman07]

This why I breed Roaches lol ....

[Jabberwocky Dragons]

So I have got a tank full of crickets, with Flukers brand food and drownless water. I have a question though, last night cricket started chirping last night and it was very loud, but i was wondering will they all start chirping? haha if so im going to have to find something to do with them because I wont be able to stand it..

You should go with Gryllus crickets over the standard Acheta. Gryllus get bigger so a prewing (no chirping) is the same size as an adult Acheta that chirps non-stop. They are also more nutritious.