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17-Apr-08, 04:20 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 18  | | |  Breeding Crickets + Electricity HELP!
Hey All,
I Really want to start breeding crickets.. as its starting to cost a fortune buying from the local aquarium shop!...Only problem is that my mum is worried that its going to boost the electricity bill up heaps...We still havent gotten our electricity bill yet and mum still worried that its going to be really high (Due to the lights being on from 7am - 7pm and then a black light from 7pm till 7am)..
So my question is.... How can i convince her that its not going to take much electricity and it wont boost the electricity bill up!... ( If i can breed crickets i can get more reptiles  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Please Help me!.
Cheers,
CJ
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Originally Posted by lozza  Can't stand gabba or hardcore - sounds like a little kid banging on saucepans imo  | |
17-Apr-08, 04:45 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Ashfield Age/Gender: 27 | | | | use the temp from the enclosure to keep the crickets warm worked for me for a while or breed roaches wy easier to maintain. bred crickets on and off for a year they are hard especially the pin heads. |
17-Apr-08, 04:53 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: Gracemere, Qld Age/Gender: 25  | | | | i agree - -the crickets take a lot of work and then, they can start eating each other -- woodies are easy - toss in some carrot, and some water - no need for heat...
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17-Apr-08, 04:56 PM
|  | Badonkadonk Bandit Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender: | | | | Yep forget crickets and go for woodies, they are much more tolerant to heat requirements and don't make that god forsaken noise. As above take advantage of other sources like enclosures, electrical appliances like water heaters or even the top of the fridge can be quite warm. |
17-Apr-08, 04:57 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Ashfield Age/Gender: 27 | | | | use water crystal, carrots and dry cat food i have a couple of thousand woodies going all the time with no problems and keep some meal worms in the bottom to eat the left over waste and ur set, i keep the woodies on top of the enclosure for some warmth. |
17-Apr-08, 05:05 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Alice Springs | | | | Based on 15 cents kw/hr, the yearly cost of heating your crickets (assuming a 75 watt globe) would be approximately $97.74. If it saved you the cost of say one container of crickets a week (assuming about $5 a tub), breeding your own would save you about $162.26 a year.
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17-Apr-08, 06:07 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 18 | | | | well where buying 2 Chinese containers with not that many in there for $6.95 thats for 2 ( only doing that deal because they barely come with any crickets. ) woodies are fine for bearded dragons 3 months old?.. i just kinda wanted to keep them to crickets. but if its going to save us alot in the long run then we'll go with the woodies!. so if you's could point me into the direction of a good woodie Caresheet that would bee much appreciated
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Originally Posted by lozza Can't stand gabba or hardcore - sounds like a little kid banging on saucepans imo | |
18-Apr-08, 09:28 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Gender: | | | http://www.herpshop.com.au/
Click on the "care sheet" link, and go to speckled feeder roaches. I believe they are the same as woodies.
Someone will shoot me down in flames if they are different! lol
Cheers
Nat | |
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