Other Crickets?

[Jen]

Does anyone here breed the other type of cricket the mole cricket?

 

[falconboy]

Yuk, scary things those ones.

I think the reason the crickets that are common are those particular ones is that a lot of the others have harder exoskeleton and are harder to digest (well, thats what I think I read anyway). I've been wrong one or twice though.

 

[PhilK]

They're so cute!!

Check his little face out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series8/week_one/mole_cricket203.jpg

What do these guys eat?


EDIT: they eat larvae, worms, roots and grasses

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Mole_cricket02.jpg - I must have one!

 

[reece89]

they're strong little buggers.

 

[bylo]

They’re noisy too

 

[bitey]

lol easy to see how they got thier name

 

[PhilK]

I want one. But I can't imagine them being too exciting as pets.

 

[Brettix]

I come across these guys all the time,they have a nasty bite.

 

[WombleHerp]

agreed brettix :shock:

 

[Jen]

I meant does anyone use them as a food source? obviously for bigger lizards as they do appear to have a bit of chitin, but they were everywhere the other night at the jets game and it made me wonder

 

[PhilK]

I think it wouldn't be the best for the herps. They seem more crunchy than meaty and all that chitin could lead to impaction?

I don't keep lizards though so I don't honestly know

 

[Helikaon]

i used to use them as bait for fishing, they lived in the mud around my dam so i would ddig around catching them and then use them to go fishing worked really reallly well

 

[Jen]

lizard keepers? what're your opinions

 

[jimbo]

Iv seen a wild leaf tail gecko eat one..

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

lol i find em everynow and again but never get bitten
they try and dig inbetween my fingers tho and that kinda hurts haha
they get pretty big too

 

[Brettix]

I have fed them to my bigger lizards but not young ones or hatchies.
So adult beardies to larger lizards would be ok.