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 #1712994


Cajunkydd
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 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

This is my 1st time I ever tried to raise crickets. It may back taken 5WEEKS!! to successfully have pinheads now but i currently have about 21 new hatchlings(YAY).If you guys/girls need help or need any questions answered, I can now help. =D
04/22/08  10:21pm

 #1713174


Computerkid26
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1712994


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

Finally huh... =) Did you use a heating device to heat the egg container and how many week did it take for the eggs to hatch? Expect to find alot more pinheads in the next few day.
04/23/08  06:04am

 #1713816


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   Message To: Computerkid26   In reference to Message Id: 1713174


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

wow 51 now i used a heating device and it help but i wanted to use less electricity so i used it only at night(i used the sun at day).i havent use a heating device for 4-5 weeks and i had no success, heating devices help ALOT. so far everyday im find more and more. But one question, after i moist the dirt it becomes hard and patted down, should i loosen it up?or will it kill the eggs? =D
04/23/08  06:02pm

 #1714209


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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1713816


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

currently have 200 pinheads at the end of today, ima go check in the morning.
04/23/08  10:17pm

 #1714232


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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1714209


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

also forgot to add, i saw how a cricket is born,its so cool. Weird thing is that i dont see the egg sack after the cricket is born, its like the cricket is the egg!?!?!
04/23/08  10:34pm

 #1714663


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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1714232


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

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after i moist the dirt it becomes hard and patted down, should i loosen it up?or will it kill the eggs?

Nah don’t lossen the dirt because that is just more work for you to do. The eggs are fine, just leave it as it is.

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also forgot to add, i saw how a cricket is born,its so cool. Weird thing is that i dont see the egg sack after the cricket is born, its like the cricket is the egg!?!?!

Yea the egg sack is very thin, but also the way to tell if the eggs are about to hatch is by looking for the two red eyes in the eggs and if those are present then the eggs will hatch in the next few day.
04/24/08  12:10pm

 #1715524


Cajunkydd
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   Message To: Computerkid26   In reference to Message Id: 1714663


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

yea i notice that to, they have two little red eys on the eggs lol
04/24/08  10:17pm

 #1722523


Cajunkydd
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1715524


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

oh man more crickets are still hatching(from the first batch) is this normal,i counted more than 2000+ pinheads.
05/01/08  06:38pm

 #1722709


Lizard Mania
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1722523


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

Cajun, They just keep coming :P

Instead of using dirt, I used bed-a-beast because It doesn’t get patted down like dirt. Also, it doesn’t clump.
05/01/08  09:47pm

 #1724348


Gottee guy
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   Message To: Lizard Mania   In reference to Message Id: 1722709


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

hey cujunkydd how did you set your breeding cage up(like what size cage and substrate, food,water,etc.) and did you seperate the stages?
05/03/08  08:24pm

 #1724419


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1724348


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

-my breeding setup is this recycling bin about 2x3 feet and 2 feet high(with tape so that none escapes)
-about 100 crickets
-i feed them potatoes, carrots, and apples, occasionally other insects
-i use no subrate(too messy)
-for water i use wet paper towels
-i seperated the eggs from the crickets
-i left the egg container in there for 1 week before taking it out(for them to lay more eggs)
-my garage was around 85 degrees constantly
-i took out all the dead ones and clean the nasty stuff(poo around once a week)
05/03/08  09:32pm

 #1728536


Gottee guy
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   Message To: Cajunkydd   In reference to Message Id: 1724419


 WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!

i built a cage like that and they are laying alot more eggs. i put some stripped cardboard in and they seem to like it more than the soil though.
05/07/08  07:47pm


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