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Steve 24_48
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 Cant figure out plz help

i try ed breeding crickets about a month ago now . for some reason i cant get eggs to hatch .heres what iam doing ..i got them in a 10 gal to lay eggs in a decent size rubber maid dish ... after 2 days i take dish out and put in own 10gal . i got heat pad under tank stays about 80ish .i mist dirt as it needs it to stay moist . i even try a lamp to give it light from time to time , at no time do my temps get to high or low . the dirt i use is regular soil with nothing added in it just the most basic dirt one can buy. but no matter what i do nothing ever happens except my electric bill goes up lol..maybe i missed something not sure at this point but would like to be able to figure out . ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED ...........THX ALL
03/05/08  12:04am

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   Message To: Steve 24_48   In reference to Message Id: 1648511


 Cant figure out plz help

how big is ur crickets? do they have there wings yet? mature female crickets have a long egglaying tube about ------ <--that long or the size of one of the keys on your keyboard. If that doesnt work, try keeping the soil in the tank longer for more chances of them laying there eggs on.
03/05/08  07:37am

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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1648695


 Cant figure out plz help

i always use full grown crickets . i see them laying eggs all the time . iam 99% positive eggs r in soil . just cant figure out y they wont hatch .. does it sound like everything iam doing is right ? or is there more to it



03/05/08  06:58pm

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   Message To: Steve 24_48   In reference to Message Id: 1649479


 Cant figure out plz help

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
1) dig around the soil( doesn’t matter if they die or not because the males might be eating them)
1-if this happens put a small little fence with holes were the females can put their egg laying tube through for them to lay eggs with out the males digging them up.

2)check the temperature
2-temp should be, i believe, 83-86 degrees, and the dirt should be moist.

3)other animals in soil
3-Before even putting the soil for them check to see if there are tiny worms or critters that are disturbing the egg, to fix it(before putting in the environment) bake the soil at 300 degrees for half an hour to kill any animals in it.



03/05/08  09:28pm

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Steve 24_48
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1649714


 Cant figure out plz help

ok i will try all the above ..THX MUCH 4 RESPONDING ..REALLY APPRECIATED . ill update in a couple weeks hopefully i can get this going



03/06/08  02:52am


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