Catching your own crickets?

[Chibi Alien Monster]

Is it okay to catch your own crickets from your backyard? I read somewhere that this isn't good for them because the crickets might contain diseases. :main_huh: What do you all think?

And can they eat earthworms? It's been raining a lot in the past week and quite a few earthworms have washed up.

 

[BalloonzForU]

It's not good to feed them anything you catch outside as you have already read that they can be bad. This is due to pestisides that they may have been exposed to. The healthest food source will be from an insect breeders, you can find many online, or buy from your local store. You can even find care sheets on how to breed your own feeders.

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

It's not good to feed them anything you catch outside as you have already read that they can be bad. This is due to pestisides that they may have been exposed to. The healthest food source will be from an insect breeders, you can find many online, or buy from your local store. You can even find care sheets on how to breed your own feeders.

Full grown crickets... *shudders* No. I hate them.
But I also hate asking my dad to go buy more crickets every week(and he hates it too), so obviously raising them is way cheaper.

 

[Perefalcon]

you can always try roaches :main_evilgrin:

they breed faster, are easier to contain than crickets (some species), they smell less and they don't chirp at sexual maturity!

in your climate they'd breed fast too!

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

And if I do decide to raise my own, how many eggs are layed by just one female cricket?
I've heard a couple hundred. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

you can always try roaches :main_evilgrin:

they breed faster, are easier to contain than crickets (some species), they smell less and they don't chirp at sexual maturity!

in your climate they'd breed fast too!

Bah. I won't breed them. I also have a problem with adult roaches(or any adult bug for that matter).
And how big are they? I can't buy anything bigger than half an inch.

 

[Kotsay1414]

You can use mealworms. They work as an excellent feeder, are easy to breed, and are quiet.

 

[BalloonzForU]

yup, meal worms or super worms breed easy too

 

[Perefalcon]

Bah. I won't breed them. I also have a problem with adult roaches(or any adult bug for that matter).
And how big are they? I can't buy anything bigger than half an inch.

well, I don't think any kind of roaches stay under a half inch...so that's out, I agree about the mealies though....see I have no issues with many bugs, I can garb a huge handful of roaches and let them run up my arm....Rob is the one who's disgusted by it

 

[GECKOMAN]

Try mealworms.
How big is your gecko?

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

Yey. My dad said a few hours ago he'll think about me breeding mealworms.

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

Try mealworms.
How big is your gecko?

It's a hatchling, so around four inches? I think.
He just ate a dead mealworm about three days ago. One from the those Can O'Worms.

 

[AB3]

what is the gecko standing in, in your gecko.

 

[AB3]

That comment was for GECKOMAN