How to Breed Crickets!

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  • čas přidán 9. 11. 2023
  • Are crickets easy to breed? YES! today I walk you through the steps of how to breed crickets!
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Komentáře • 96

  • @Martin-md9no
    @Martin-md9no Před 17 dny +2

    Very good quality video! As a chameleon keeper, I am thankful for this video.

  • @XwolfbaneXx
    @XwolfbaneXx Před 6 měsíci +8

    This is a great video. Easy, concise and straight to the point. Thank you.

  • @Lyeah73
    @Lyeah73 Před 7 měsíci +3

    ❤ thank you! I’m learning so much from your videos

  • @nightmarezero8465
    @nightmarezero8465 Před 7 měsíci +11

    Dont mind me. Just waiting for a dubia roach breeding guide to see EVERYTHING I been doing wrong. 😂

  • @z0mbie_empire
    @z0mbie_empire Před 7 měsíci +3

    This is very in depth and I thank you for that

  • @Southernairzonareptileco
    @Southernairzonareptileco Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you for posting this. Its been super helpful.

  • @rrome.
    @rrome. Před 7 měsíci +2

    thanks so much! I needed this!

  • @ReptilesandResearch
    @ReptilesandResearch Před 7 měsíci

    Great video mate!

  • @linwayanimaldiscoverysanctuary

    You have amazing videos!

  • @coryhaskins7969
    @coryhaskins7969 Před 3 měsíci

    Hey man I love your Videos! Quick question what size Crickets would you recommend buying to start a colony with? Ive been hearing people say start with 3/4 so roughly 5 week. Is this the size you would start with or go more adult?

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 3 měsíci

      Yeah that’s a great start you can go adult as well if you want. I usually start with adult or pre adult. So almost adults

  • @GP_Frog
    @GP_Frog Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you, so much good information.how about the water ? What should I do for that ? Thanks

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you! For water they will get all there hydration from the carrots and romaine lettuce

  • @dominikwendel3560
    @dominikwendel3560 Před 6 dny

    Very good video, but there are questions I just don't get answers to neither in the Internet nor from people working in the stores. How long does it take for crickets to recover from the transport (dehydration, lack of food, stress), and how long should I let that egg container in the box? I never see crickets actually laying eggs (they are fast as hell and seem to notice when I enter the room, and yes, I tried showering beforehand). Should I let the egg container in the box for a week and then transfer it, although I do not know, if there are eggs at all in the egg box? I wish, there was a picture or table with the life cycle of a cricket and how long it takes from mating to egg deposition.

  • @Cold_Blooded_Gems_
    @Cold_Blooded_Gems_ Před 5 měsíci

    The tape around the top is brilliant! I typically use vaseline, it’s a mess ! Gnats get stuck in it , it gets all over me , sometimes it gets hot and starts dripping 🥴 today I’m gotta swap everything to tape !

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 5 měsíci

      I used to use Vaseline as well and know exactly what you mean. I legit hated when it would drip down. Haha.

  • @stuartgoodrich7712
    @stuartgoodrich7712 Před 11 dny

    Nice video. Why do they choose to lay eggs in the container and not the tank substrate? Thanks!

  • @sierrayoutube
    @sierrayoutube Před 7 měsíci +2

    This is so helpful! How fast do crickets grow to pet store “small” and “large” sizes?

    • @sierrayoutube
      @sierrayoutube Před 7 měsíci

      Well you kind of answered right at the end, right after I typed this 😂

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci

      No worries haha. But yeah around 2-3 months

  • @danielwatson442
    @danielwatson442 Před 14 dny

    What is a good place to keep the soil with eggs? I can’t think of a very warm spot to keep them other than top of tank.

  • @dendengz88
    @dendengz88 Před 7 měsíci

    Hi, I live in Indonesia and I dont know whats the substitude for top soil, the one we have here have compost etc, can I use reptisoil, excavator clay and reptisand mix for my bearded dragon?

  • @crossthreadoni6010
    @crossthreadoni6010 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Is any isopod ok ? Was also wondering if you had a bioactive bearded dragon cage? Would love to know what isopods you would need for them

  • @xympha
    @xympha Před 7 měsíci +1

    Super useful!! I've got a crested gecko that really loves her crickets but I've always struggled with keeping them alive and healthy long enough. Didn't know you could use isopods either. Thanks!

  • @Euro.Patriot
    @Euro.Patriot Před měsícem

    I have vermiculite as the substrate 3" deep in an 80L container and I had 500 of them. Now I have about 440 after 3 days. The only reason they're dying I can think of is heat because it's Autumn (about 23°c indoors. There's plenty of food and cardboard (mostly toilet rolls and paper towel roles).

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před měsícem

      I used to use vermiculite but it’s dry and they dehydrated easier. I would switch to regular soil I notice the moisture helps

    • @Euro.Patriot
      @Euro.Patriot Před měsícem

      ​@@ChiefSweetsUniverseUpdate
      They're not dying off now, they won't breed at all. I hear some chirping but no eggs. They all congregate around the small heatpad I got from the local pet store. It's fucking infuriating because I can't find anything about warming crickets without spending alot of money. I have egg crates for them now. How do I heat them?

  • @thecrazycat05
    @thecrazycat05 Před 24 dny

    Could i use play sand and top soil for the cricket's

  • @wade2skate14
    @wade2skate14 Před měsícem

    So everything I have read online says that if you put isopods and springtails with crickets, the crickets will eat them all. Is this true? I only have 25 isopods to start, so I'm kind of nervous to "test" it.

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před měsícem

      Definitely not true at all. Maybe if they starved them but sometimes I wonder if the isopods eat the crickets up haha. Buy I breed my isopods for my other tanks in the crickets bins

  • @Auditing.northern.N.Y.
    @Auditing.northern.N.Y. Před 3 měsíci +1

    Everything was going fine till I did the rinse and repeat part. Drowned all the poor pinheads during the rinse cycle

  • @christopher87264
    @christopher87264 Před 5 měsíci

    So it wouldn’t work if I just let them hatch in the 10g with the adult crickets? Wouldn’t they just lay the eggs n the substrate n be good?

  • @user-uu4gh5jk6h
    @user-uu4gh5jk6h Před 4 měsíci

    So the same soil for both the cricket cage and the baby laying tub?

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 4 měsíci

      Yes

    • @user-uu4gh5jk6h
      @user-uu4gh5jk6h Před 4 měsíci

      @ChiefSweetsUniverse I don't know what I'm doing wrong but my crickets keep dying idk if it's too much moisture or what but I've tried twice now with 120 crickets each time. I feed them the romaine lettuce. I used top soil and play sand. It ended up getting small little white look alike worms both times. Help!!

  • @MandysReptiles
    @MandysReptiles Před 5 měsíci

    So the crickets wont lay in the substrate only in sandwich container? or both?

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 5 měsíci +1

      They usually will always go on the sandwich container but you’ll have some stragglers do it in the soil.

  • @BCastless
    @BCastless Před měsícem

    How frequently do you swap out the tape so they don't escape?

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před měsícem

      Never usually a one and done

    • @BCastless
      @BCastless Před měsícem

      @@ChiefSweetsUniverse good to know! Also was curious if the isopods need soil or not.

  • @user-pg7sv9yo6j
    @user-pg7sv9yo6j Před 7 měsíci

    Hi chief,
    I really want to convert my leopard gecko tank to bioactive, but I was not sure if my wooden tank would start to rot. If it is possible could you please make a tutorial on how to do it. thanks for all the videos

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Gotcha I have some bioactive wooden enclosures. I sealed them with sanded grout then drylock they are holding up perfect

    • @user-pg7sv9yo6j
      @user-pg7sv9yo6j Před 7 měsíci

      @@ChiefSweetsUniverse thank you

  • @AdderAfrikaa
    @AdderAfrikaa Před 3 měsíci +1

    Eggs - check
    Babies - check
    Growing babies - disappears??
    If that makes sense, I get them to about pinhead size then they just disappear and idk what I am doing wrong?😢 otherwise video helped a TON!

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Happy to help! Did you secure the top with tape? They can climb the glass as babies and escape. Or older crickets eat them

    • @AdderAfrikaa
      @AdderAfrikaa Před 3 měsíci

      @@ChiefSweetsUniverse they are in a plastic tub (very big) with tape and no adults🧐

  • @diegoredondo1417
    @diegoredondo1417 Před dnem

    Do you ever change the egg cartons?

  • @abominablebumble7180
    @abominablebumble7180 Před 2 měsíci

    I noticed you use leaves. What kind do you use?

  • @itortor
    @itortor Před měsícem +1

    Here when 5.5 gallon tank costs $50 usd

  • @valerieclaireberthiaume831

    Can you use regular soil ?

  • @imam86
    @imam86 Před 10 dny

    Good👍

  • @allpowerfulmitochondria759

    Is it worth breeding crickets when I only have 3 lizards? I have a beardie, a red uro, and a northern bluey

  • @suki3katsuki209
    @suki3katsuki209 Před 26 dny

    Can i use crickets from petsmart to breed?

  • @glorias.2930
    @glorias.2930 Před 7 měsíci

    Do you let your bearded dragon explore around your home? I've been letting my BABY bearded dragon roam around our apartment living room (we vacummed and removed unsafe objects) for 20 minutes a day, since I know they need to bask in their enclosure for 12 hrs under UVB. He is in a 40 gallon tank.

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci +1

      That’s sounds perfect! Let them get that roaming time

    • @glorias.2930
      @glorias.2930 Před 7 měsíci

      @@ChiefSweetsUniverse Thank you! That gives me peace if mind. Do you do paid consultations where I can call you and ask you questions for a fee? (I'm not a scammer, btw).

  • @user-uu4gh5jk6h
    @user-uu4gh5jk6h Před 5 měsíci

    Can i breed them in a plastic tote?

  • @rachelperry8559
    @rachelperry8559 Před 7 měsíci

    Will they eat bell peppers?

  • @AlexAllenKale
    @AlexAllenKale Před 7 měsíci

    Hi I was wondering if you wanted to see some videos of my bearded dragon🙂

  • @ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique

    Mine eat steak, kfc, and pork chops ☝️ They get stronk 💪

  • @MamaKat62
    @MamaKat62 Před 7 měsíci

    I did not know that you can put isopods in with the crickets!

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yup! In the wild they live side by side lots of time too so it’s replicating the wild

  • @Beardie_tamer
    @Beardie_tamer Před 7 měsíci

    So i am getting a bearded dragon and i am stressing on how to keep my crickets alive and where to keep them

    • @ChiefSweetsUniverse
      @ChiefSweetsUniverse  Před 7 měsíci

      You can keep them in a cricket keeper and I have a guide on how to keep them alive as well

  • @marcusmah21
    @marcusmah21 Před 3 měsíci

    Super difficult !!
    I give up !!