Why are my crickets not laying eggs?

[lnikkiy]

I cannot get my crickets to lay eggs....They are mature and chirping away....but no eggs
I have it consistantly about 85 degrees in the room, and I have a dirt thingy that is moist and covered with screen so they don't eat the eggs. I put in lots of eggcarton and cardboard for them to hid in, and I feed them cheerios, carrot, fish food, and a water gel. I've been trying for months, yet no baby crickets!! any tips?

[Mentat]

Have never cultured crickets Lisa; but maybe this can be of help: Frog Forum - Culturing Crickets - Care and Breeding of the Common House Cricket .

[lnikkiy]

Thanks - this is the article I used to set up oringinally....I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

[dj1]

Lisa I breed crickets from time to time, I put a couple of males and a few females in a large jar with about an inch of sand as a substrate, and keep them with a little dry food and hide areas then let them get on with it, after they lay you can see the eggs around the edge of the jar which I keep in the warmest room in the house which we call the airing cupboard which usually has the hot water storage cylinder in. works OK for me. I find the adults often die soon after laying the eggs so the dead ones. The problem I have is getting the hatchlings out of the soiled jar into a more manageable container.

[TES]

all times but one I had babies when I keep part of the substrate moist.

[Tongue Flicker]

How moist is your moist? I've had cricket babies come out of dry coco fiber substrates with no problems except harvesting them off one by one with a spoon.

[cricketlady]

Hey Lisa,
you might want to sign up for my Free 5 week mini course on raising crickets. I've been raising bugs commercially for over 20 years I'd love to help you out. Just send me a message.

Good luck!
Michelle

[lnikkiy]

thanks for the offer! they are laying eggs now, im just waiting for them to hatch. so if i don't have baby crickets soon I will definitely try your course

[cricketlady]

Great news! Good luck with your crickets.

[Ugly Fil]

Inikkiy I've only just had my first successful batch of baby crickets hatch a couple of weeks ago. I removed the tub of dirt after 10/12 days, and put it into a separate tub and spread it around the floor of the (baby tub). But I was told that maintaining that same temp was crucial, so I used a heat mat n thermostat. I also gave the dirt a spray everyday to keep it moist. Then within a fortnight the first babies were hatched n jumping around.
I learnt how to go about it from watching a few Utube vids.
I hope this helps mate, it worked for me.



Fil...

[cricketlady]

I saw that video too...I keep my hatchlings VERY CLEAN so I never spread the eggs on the floor of the cage.