Cricket tip
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meiling;777943; said:
My aros eat everything ... I guess yours is just a fussy, spoilt brat!
Jokes!
makes sense, matters how long you freeze them for. hmmm.....vacum seal and freeze would be better, but seems like plenty of work though. Good ole' live gut loaded crickets for me still. Mei, toilet rolls are a great idea.DeLgAdO;778212; said:
I still didn't know that other Aro's would eat dead or frozen insects. Good idea, better yet, fill an ice cube tray with a cricket in each piece of ice and serve it that when the boys get too rowdy drinking!! Good Prank!
Thanks again for the tip, I'm, just having fun with you!
Thanks again for the tip, I'm, just having fun with you!
Thanks for the Idea.I use one of those criket keepers with the plastic tubes now but Ive been thinking I need to use a bigger enclosure.My cat too has dicovered the cricket box
Well, to those of you that have cats (it seems like many of us fish geeks are cat lovers too) buy scoop away cat litter in the white buckets. Then, you have a nifty bucket with a handle and lid, just rinse it well. I have about 12 buckets now and they are really handy.
That's what I use for a cricket keeper, also to presoak Almond Tree leaves, and they are the right size for working in the house. It's amazing how many buckets one can aquire with 5 cats! Another tip!
That's what I use for a cricket keeper, also to presoak Almond Tree leaves, and they are the right size for working in the house. It's amazing how many buckets one can aquire with 5 cats! Another tip!
IITUFFTOBEATII;778641; said:
yeah, i'd like someone to explain it to me too? in food research, experts will tell you that freezing food decreases nutritional value only marginally. don't know why crickets would be any different.
I think one of the big factors - frozen or not - is what you gutload the crickets with in the first place. I keep old world chameleons and for their crickets, experts place a lot of emphasis on what to gutload them with. I've read that crickets that aren't gutloaded properly have almost no nutritional value at all. for chameleons - they really emphasize using greens like lettuce (not iceberg - no nutritional value at all!) beet greens, radish greens, kale etc.
Anyone ever tried chapulinas? mmmm.
windsurfer
Great idea! 
I can't seem to get them to breed. I've been trying, but they just die off. I like the idea of a pie pan full of dirt. What's the temp req's? I read somewhere that to keep them alive longer, you should keep it cool, but to breed them to provide a heat rock? What's the setup for breeding the buggers?
I can't seem to get them to breed. I've been trying, but they just die off. I like the idea of a pie pan full of dirt. What's the temp req's? I read somewhere that to keep them alive longer, you should keep it cool, but to breed them to provide a heat rock? What's the setup for breeding the buggers?
