Crickets

[PurplePython]

They all died and never produced anything. They had water, food, and it was in the mid to high 70s in the room.

dang.... that kind of makes me think I will fail also

how how does it usually take for them to sex, lay eggs, then for the eggs to hatch all-together? (just so I have an idea of when to be expecting the babies if they ever come)

[redstormlax12]

At six to seven weeks old the adults will mate and the females will lay. Once the eggs are laid it takes between 3-7 days to hatch depending on the environment. I think the eggs should be incubated at 93 degrees. In my opinion, crickets are really finicky insects and are a pain to breed.

[jfreels]

You'll have eggs after about 5-7 days which will need to incubate. You can see the eggs, they are about 1-2 inches down in the soil. You'll have to make sure you spray that soild to keep it damp. If it dries, the eggs will die.

Put the top (this will keep moisture in) on the breeder container and put it in a warm spot. Generally within 2 weeks it should be swarming with pinheads. Be sure to put another breeder container in with the breeding colony so you can keep it going.

It's easy, just remember, the colder it is, the slower the cycle is. You can speed it up by putting the breeding colony on top of a heating pad as well as the incubating breeding container.

[PurplePython]

You'll have eggs after about 5-7 days which will need to incubate. You can see the eggs, they are about 1-2 inches down in the soil. You'll have to make sure you spray that soild to keep it damp. If it dries, the eggs will die.

Put the top (this will keep moisture in) on the breeder container and put it in a warm spot. Generally within 2 weeks it should be swarming with pinheads. Be sure to put another breeder container in with the breeding colony so you can keep it going.

It's easy, just remember, the colder it is, the slower the cycle is. You can speed it up by putting the breeding colony on top of a heating pad as well as the incubating breeding container.

lol.. well thanks for explaining it to me but thats way too much work for some stupid crickets. I am just going to leave them how they are and if pinheads pop up sometime soon, I will seperate them into a new container using my handy 6 inch tweezers