What I always found interesting about crickets when I lived in Wisconsin was that there were so many of them they were the noise of the night in Summer. I remember shouting "Shut UP!" and they would actually shut up for a half second, then one would chirp, then two, then two thousand all at once. LOL, it always amazed and amused me. It taught me about something in life, it takes only one brave voice to speak out and then thousands will follow.

@elizabeth_xo

2 жыл бұрын

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@littleworldsbringingtheout1711

Жыл бұрын

it gets like that here in GA lol

I love their sound and have been lulled to sleep with their bleeting since childhood. I miss it.

@BeardedDragonsInfo

4 жыл бұрын

pjgumby you get the sound back when you breed crickets 🦗 😉

@pjgumby

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeardedDragonsInfo Unfortunately I live in Alaska now and sadly there are no crickets here. I think now that's one reason why I have a hard time sleeping. I miss those night sounds. They really are wonderful creatures and I miss them. Can you send a box of them to Alaska? LOL!

@pjgumby

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeardedDragonsInfo I can get all the night sounds I can on a video even on KZread, but it's not the same, plus my computer will have to run into the loop to hear it all night and not sure how to do that. I appreciate your input though. I am in Alaska at the moment and there are no crickets up here.

Am I the only one who loves crickets?! I think they are pretty cute, and I find them fascinating to watch. So many people hate them ...... and I've never understood why. They don't bite, and the males chirping sounds so beautiful and relaxing to me ..... maybe because when you go outside on a warm summers night you can hear them, and it makes me think of camping ..... but for whatever the reason I just love them. I feel really bad when I feed them to my mantis ..... (don't worry I feed her other insects as well .... I know crickets shouldn't be a staple diet item) ......... I don't find them that stinky because I keep their enclose super clean .... and I don't have many die offs ...... I think so many people dislike the smell because their not cleaning their enclosure enough. Anything will begin to smell if it's in an enclosure with excrement everywhere ..... and next to old food you give them!! Just keep them clean with fresh water, and fresh food and maybe more people would learn to love them too :)

@BeardedDragonsInfo

7 жыл бұрын

you might start hating them if some are escaped in your apartment and you have the chirping noise in your rooms all night! :-)

@TheOpelkoenjas

7 жыл бұрын

Happened to me once, when my cat had the bright idea to tip over the extra large curver box (filled with adult crickets) that was sitting on top of my shelves. Box on the ground, lid fell off of course, hundreds of crickets everywhere. Let me tell ya, trying to "catch" them was a pain in the ass. Of course I wasn't able to get them all, so at night it was as if we were living/sleeping in the bush somewhere in the middle of Africa. LMAO And the cat was satisfied with her superb accomplishment, as you can expect. ^^

@nuttybar9

7 жыл бұрын

I hate feeding them to my turtle and they do seem like they are intelligent.

@nuttybar9

7 жыл бұрын

Opelkoenjas :Look on the bright side at least it wasn't white mice escaping and breeding which is what happened to my family when I was a kid.

@AlexxWretched

7 жыл бұрын

i've always hated them but I set up my new cricket colony today and I think they are kinda neat

The reason for the two tanks is simple that somethimes I have two different generation of hatchilings and I try to put each of them in a separate tank. So i avoid canibalism and figths of the crickets. The grid over the soil is from a DIY market and prevents that the adult crickets eating the eggs. Thanks for liking my video! :-)

I have usually three enclosures. 1. for adults ready to feed my bearded dragon 2. for sub adults around 6 weeks after they were hatched. 3. for non hatched and baby crickets. To move the crickets from one enclosure to the other I simple pour the crickets into the next enclosure. If I have more time i use the tubes and egg cartons and shake them into the nex encolsure. No rocket science here :-)

@littleworldsbringingtheout1711

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is interesting and good to know!

I got attached to a little cricket in class and how he's my science project. This video has helped me a bunch on what to do further and how to demonstrate the mating process and lifestyle of these adorable creatures. Thanks a ton!

@bryanroshan7787

Жыл бұрын

Why cant ppl just admire things Why they gotta flip everything they find on its back to have a look at its peepee and how they do the mating

Odd but I find crickets adorable. lol no clue as to why, just love the little critters

@jasonharris951

4 жыл бұрын

They are, and I have 3 crickets that love life. They live in a 10 gallon tank and have had them for 8 months. They are very healthy. I can actually take them out and handle them. They love their tank, they never try to get away. One of them actually hangs out on my arm for a while and watches the tv. Weird, but true. I have had a couple live a bit over a year. They are ringed crickets and said to only live 90 days. They are like little cats if you give them enough attention.

@POTPachyOTP

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonharris951 thanks adorable. Bugs need love too

@rossasmronytsubscribe4347

4 жыл бұрын

I can relateeee

@orbital-can

3 жыл бұрын

Well I'm quite fond of them and my chameleon loves them more so

@laneyhatchell3864

3 жыл бұрын

I always feel bad when I feed them to my Dragon. They're just so cute! It hurts my heart! ;'(

Oh my :) thank god you posted this video "how to breed crickets" Instead of wasting all that money for crickets now i just have to breed them:))) my turtle "spike" said "thank you " lol hes so happy

@BeardedDragonsInfo

9 жыл бұрын

Glad I could make Spike happy! :-)

I would like to say a big "THANK YOU" to all viewers to this video. 85.800 views is really amazing and I hope you enjoying it. In case you wish a video around a special topic plesae let me know.

@dinosaurterrorworld144

6 жыл бұрын

BeardedDragonsInfo try dudia roaches I heard that they are much much better then crickets the reason will unfortunately I can't tell because there is a lot and a lot of reason why they are better feeders then crickets if you want there are videos on how to breed and culture them step by step trust me your bearded dragon will love them a lot so give it a go maybe if you want to raise cockroach in your house HHHhhh....... which I know not very one love.....

@jakewisbey5712

4 жыл бұрын

Cor well look at it now

I must admit my crickets never live long as Bartl is very hungry. :-) But I think the adult Crickets would like a month or so. Currently I am gave my adult crickets already the third box of soil, one of them has already completely hatched the second one is just about to strart. So far I have no problems with to generation of baby circkets in the same tank.

Simple and beautiful video! Great job!

Thank you so much for the video! I followed the steps and my crickets ar already laying eggs. Now we won't have to buy my beardie crickets all the time. Because of this, you just earned a like and a sub. 👌👍🏾👌👍🏾😀😄😀😄😃😂🙂😄😀😌😀😄😅😂😃😆😄😀

@BeardedDragonsInfo

7 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that my video is of any use!

My eggs hatched yesterday. I got a lot of baby. They are very cute and aggresive. When they age 1-10 day I feed them with puree quaker oat and some baby milk without water. I spray water every 2 days. Thanks for this video pal

@BeardedDragonsInfo

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Valerry Glad I could help you, good luck with the breeding!

@robertvalerry9203

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I did like you did. Now, I got a lot baby crickets in 3 months.

@JuanRodriguez-zy9yb

8 жыл бұрын

+BeardedDragonsInfo where did you get the grid. please reply

@bradmoore5732

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Valerry how many crickets did you start out with??? Can I buy them at Petco? Thanks.

Ok so i,m building a venus fly trap farm. So far I have 1,600 Carnivorous plants and I have been planning on growing crickets to feed each of my plants and they can grow bigger and faster. The funny thing is I never thought that I would be so excited to buy a couple of dozen crickets in a pet shop to take them to their new home and reproduce them. It's more fun than I thought it would be crickets are so cool and they make cool noises . Just today my baby crickets started hatching from eggs. I will upload videos of my Carnivorous plants farm and crickets it this chanel if any one wants to see.

That is a great video. I just got my first frogs ever. Now i'm excited to breed crickets for them, Thank you for the video. It was so clear and amusing.

@nataliefoster8871

2 жыл бұрын

which species of frog do you have?

Wow i was searching for this video. finally I got it. Thanks for the video.

best and most informational cricket breeding video ever! deserves more views

I've watched a lot of these videos to learn about this and I like yours the best! thanks.

@BeardedDragonsInfo

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very kind of you.

Best video I've seen for Cricket breeding by far! Awesome 👍

@BeardedDragonsInfo

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very kind of you!

Thank you so much!! This helped me so much on breeding crickets. I am getting a baby bearded dragon soon and I know they eat lots but this video will save me a lot of cricket money!! Thank You!!:D

Excellent, great to show my class!!!! THANKS😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Wow! Fascinating!

This video is amazing, the life cycle of crickets is very interesting. And, the chirping is one of my favorite characteristics of crickets. I had success raising House Crickets bought from my local pet store, and just using them as food for my Myrmica Incompleta ant colony. Aside from a source of food, crickets are fascinating insects. House Crickets tend to be more docile, while Striped Crickets can get pretty territorial, and “bat” other crickets with their long antennae. Sadly, I messed up somewhere in rearing the 3rd generation of House Crickets. The container I had the eggs in was too moist, and this caused the end of this line. Right now, I’m experimenting with a method for Striped Crickets. One where they’re in a 10 gallon fish tank, just to see if they’ll continually reproduce, hatch, and grow. Theoretically, there should be a constant supply of crickets in all stages of life. Something similar was done by a teacher I had in elementary school, where he had a similar sized tank just FULL of grasshoppers. Ones native to my area, and there were hundreds of them, in every size. Now, I have to find out if this can be replicated with Striped Crickets.

Some how you've managed to make me find crickets adorable

Great video. Good information, clear and to the point

Awesome vid! quality youtube stuff right here! thx for your effort and time putting into it!

@BeardedDragonsInfo

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, made lot of fun to create this video!

I'm planning on buying a praying mantis and will require keeping a small cricket colony to feed it. This video really helped me out, thanks.

@BeardedDragonsInfo

10 жыл бұрын

Glad that my video was helpful!

I buy them small as well, because they are cheaper from our pet shop around the corner. They will grow so fast anyway.

@fox8340

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of cricket are these and what website you order them from?

Glad I could help! Good luck!

dude that macro stuff is nat. geographic-esque type cool!

This one was actually helpful

What kind of grid is on the soil container? You mentioned that it's a fine grid, but is it metal, where did you get it? Thanks !!

nice setup, really clean

great video. how do u keep the baby crickets in the container? cant they climb out? what did u use for a lid?

Omg thanks i just put them in like 5 mins ago and ones laying eggs now! Subbed

@everfalcon I simple moved the egg carton from one container to the other. The rest of the crickets i simple pour them into the new container. Couple of them tried to escape, so better you have a net or something to catch them. :-)

where did you get the screen for the top of the dirt?

Thank you this video helped out alot! i subbed :) i got a bearded dragon a week ago and i was think of breeding crickets instead of buying them everyday. This helped alot

@BeardedDragonsInfo

10 жыл бұрын

Nice, glad that my video helped you. Just try it and buy couple of crickets it will work out just fine.

Thanks! I might try this out :) Just a question, in my cricket tank I saw this tiny larvae stuff crawling in the critter keeper TWICE now. The crickets are like small and some are "juvenile" ish. I only had 2 males unless one was female but had a short "spike". I have no idea.. If you know then PLEASE help because i freaked out :O

how do u keep the breeding boxes warm for the pinheads to hatch?

Hello. What could you advice me to catch them in big quantities? I mean, where I live we have an invasion of crickets in the raining season.

I am using standard soil that I am also using also for my tomatoe plants on my blacony. But I assume it wont hold water any longer, you need to spray them with water every day twize to keep the soil moistered.

I never separate them depending on their sizes, when I move them for example cleaning the tank i remove all of them at once by shaking them out of their black tubes and egg cartons. I have different tanks with different cricket maturities, so they have all pretty the same size within a tank.

Nice video! hey its not an annoying sound lol its super cool and therapeutic. There are people who keep them in their bedroom and the sound helps them sleep. I have heard even insomniacs having success using Cricket Chirp Therapy!

umm ive started breeding crickets and some of my crickets just die on their backs? i have them in a sterilite bin big enough but i keep the cap on so i drilled holes in the sides and top for ventilation, i feed them carrots and potatoes also have a tray with eco earth for egg laying but the crickets still mostly die with some survivors answer back?

great video so it would take about 7 weeks for them to reach adult size? i was thinking of trying to breed them again as my frogs need a fresh supply of micros every two days.

Really nice video. So impressed. AWESOME!

how do you keep the breeding box with the raster and the earth warm with an heating pad? and if so isnt that a fire hazard?

That's really neat thanks for sharing! I think I might try and breed crickets once for my turtle just to see how it goes.

You said at about 7:45 that you put the bigger crickets into a separate box. How do you move them from the other box? I'm assuming you're not catching them by hand.

This is beautiful!!❤😊

+Agustin Escoto Sorry Augusting but I cannot response to your comment using the "Reply" button. Not sure why. The black tubes have just been as part of a starter set for keeping insects. Its basically for hiding but better and cheaper is using some egg cartons.

@jerumd

7 жыл бұрын

What species is this type of cricket?? Its a bit different than the regular acheta domesticus sp of house crickets?? Are they a wild type variety?? I never seen a cricket like this especially around my are here in Seattle Washington??

Interesting show - thanks for making/posting! =)

Great Video...Great Crickets!

Yo! I need help! My crickets tanks begain to get this web looking stuff and there is no spiders in my room and in the contaier where the eggs will hactch has it. What is it and what do I have to do to prevent it from happening? Put less eco earth?

can you tell me where do you buy those large adult crickets? cause at my local pet store they only sell small crickets

What specific veggies do you feed the adults? I have a few (I'm not planning on breeding just yet, for I don't have a big enough cage) and they won't eat lettuce, watermelon, or sliced up carrots. Maybe they had some food at the pet store when I got them a couple days ago? Also, what do you feed the baby crickets?

Hey i was about to order crickets online and i was wondering do you think 5 week old about 3/4 size will breed or no

The nostalgia of this video

oka fter two week i removed the cricket soil out im using potting soil that i have my rosemary herb in and was wonder what kind of soil do you use it contain briculite bread they hold water

Is the soil that you have with the new babys, the soil you had in the container with the adults?

sure no problem you can easily use it couple of times.

thanks and so when i put in the soil where they lay the eggs remove it after 4 weeks

How long from when they are hatchlings do I wait to put them in with the older crickets?

How do you keep the smells down? And how long does it take to get a large colony going?

I tried using Coir (coconut fiber) for breeded, and it grew mold, what do you use that doesn't grow mold?

hey im going start breeding crickets i was wondering like if i find a black cricket and put it with some brown crickets will they breed with the brown crickets

Awesome video

Yes they do.

Thank you, this is great.

Are those a different type of crickets or u take good care of the plz reply because I need food im just feeding them pelets

Great video! Care if I put it on my Gourmet Bugs blog with a link back to your site?

very informative thank you

Thank you so much for the reply :) I have read that it really isn't worth it breeding your own crickets. How good have you fared off with your colony?

What types of Boxes do you use for the crickets and where to you buy them. I have to do a research project for my zoology course and I was thinking about doing an experiment with crickets. Also what kind of crickets are they and how small could a container for about six crickets be?

excellent video quality, can you tell me what you were recording with? Thanks

@BeardedDragonsInfo

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was actually my fist recording with my new handycam von Sony HDR-PJ50. Can just recommend it.

@BeardedDragonsInfo how many crickets should i buy before i breed them?

Great video thanks a lot ! 😄

Thanks very much!

Dood amazing vid ty so murch now i wana start maring my own crickets

Really Cool Video! Great Share!

OMG! thank you so much for this video! I have pin heads!!! hundreds of them! I'm amazingly excited! :D

Nice job with the video. it is very educative

How many crickets did you start out with??? Can I buy them at Petco? Thanks.

Hard to say, why. Did they had some food and enough moisture? Did they have room temperarture or have they been in the sun?

will the adults that breeded thos 1s will they breed again? becuase i have a 4-5 inch german giant beardie about 1 month and i half to feed it babys

doest the female layed their legs in moisture place?does it happened to layed outside the eco-earth {that is moistured (sprayed with water)}?? very important question to me

Were do you get the breeding boxm

Hey, what kind of cricket is this? Thanks

I have a question how many crickets do I start with 50 or 100 and is it ok to use soil that has lots of fertilizer in it

Awesome video, well done.

@BeardedDragonsInfo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My son and I are getting a bearded dragon and i was wondering if i could produce my own food. This is a great video. But i wonder if you really have to separate the babys do they really eat the babys in the wild. Have you tested a sample batch to see if they do

I live in Tucson can I raise them outside in a green house or will it be to hot?

You can use any boxes you like as long as they are plastic, otherwhise the circkets can climb and escape. For 6 crickets, any box will do. but you can have a look on my website (link in the video description) I am providiing there some links for boxes.

I just don't understand if you change the dirt after the babies have grown and have 2 mating tanks, or do you have a tank for the crickets you are going to feed to your dragon? I found your video the best so far. Your tank is so clean and I love the idea of the grate over the dirt. Where did that come from?

Where do you keep the crickets?

awsome video

Is there a point when I should add more crickets to avoid inbreeding or is that not an issue since they'll only ever amount to food for a beardie?

Depending on how you defining "worth". You can buy crickets for a couple of euros, so from a monetary point of view its not woth, but its definetly worth from a healthy point of view. My bearded dragon is just getting home feed fresh crickets! :-) Usually i have far to many crrickets as I have only one bearded dragon. He is doing winter hybernation as well, wich means i just need two cricrets colonies per year. Its also fun for my boys to see the crickets growing.

I got thousands of little Pinhead crickets how long is it going to take him to get big there about a quarter of an inch long now