I have seen 4 different youtube videos and read about 4 "how-to's" on the internet. Is it really so easy? I have about 10 large crickets (6 female) left so I have to go to the petstore tomorrow anyway, so I put these last 10 large into the setup described below. I will leave them there for a few days just to see what happens. Let me know if you have suggestions/corrections.
1. 10gallon tank
2. rubbermaid container with moist "top soil" (actually decomposed leaves from my yard)
3. moist wad of tissue paper on a rubbermaid lid (for water)
4. crushed-to-dust dogfood on a rubbermaid lid (for food)
5. 60w heatlamp over "top soil"
6. Random vegetables of my choice for extra nutrition (before I take the adults for feeding)
I'll also be adding about 40 large crickets to this tank tomorrow after I get home. In about 10 days, I will take the topsoil and move it to an empty tank for the majority of the hatching and let them grow.
I researched "breeding mealworms" and it seems alot more time consuming.
1. 10gallon tank
2. rubbermaid container with moist "top soil" (actually decomposed leaves from my yard)
3. moist wad of tissue paper on a rubbermaid lid (for water)
4. crushed-to-dust dogfood on a rubbermaid lid (for food)
5. 60w heatlamp over "top soil"
6. Random vegetables of my choice for extra nutrition (before I take the adults for feeding)
I'll also be adding about 40 large crickets to this tank tomorrow after I get home. In about 10 days, I will take the topsoil and move it to an empty tank for the majority of the hatching and let them grow.
I researched "breeding mealworms" and it seems alot more time consuming.