Breeding Mealworm & Crickets

[mlededee]

i recently discovered tiny pinhead crickets abounding in my leo lay box. guess they aren't so hard to breed after all if you provide a nice warm and humid incubator for the eggs... needless to say the laybox has been replaced. and yea jamie, crickets are pretty gross. i still feed them about once a week to adult cresteds and leos and more to my hatchling cresteds to help them put on weight faster. if it wasn't for the hatchlings needing them i'd be feeding them much less. blech.

[Schlyne]

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

Those of us that breed feeder roaches will probably agree with you.

I love my feeder roaches and mealies

[Shelby]

Ditto Schlyne. I hate crickets.. I hope my new tarantual I'm getting will like lobster roaches.. because that's what (s)he is getting!

Mealies are nice because they don't stink and they're very low maintenance.

[mlededee]

it is unbelievable how clean roaches are in comparison to crickets. i mean--they're roaches! but they are so clean and don't smell at all. amazing how that works.