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500/500 in a x Gallon

• Thread starter Albula
• Start date Oct 22, 2022

• #ane

Was wondering if it is possible to store 500 1/ii" crickets and and so 500 1" crickets all in one 10 gallon fish tank or volition the 1" eat/bully the i/2"ers? Thanks

• #2

you cant store that many crickets in a tank that minor.

they volition just dice.

• #3

i continue over chiliad large in a 10 gallon and they practice just fine. i buy 1000 every calendar week and merely 20-30 of them die each week

• #4

I keep my smaller crickets (thou ish @ 1/4") in 10 gallon tanks. Once they get a little larger though (1/two") I move them all to a 20 gallon tank.

I recently had 2000 @ 1/2" in my 20 gallon and they did fine and then I approximate in theory y'all would be able to have one thousand in a 10 gallon.

• #5

I store that many crickets in a 10 gallon container, but I also brand certain to have plenty of egg crates so they take spaces to crawl effectually. My business would be this - you take two sizes of crickets for a reason, presumably. How are you going to separate out the size you need at a detail fourth dimension? If you just are getting a new batch to replenish your supplies, and can use either size of cricket, then it's fine - I've never seen different sizes bully each other as long equally there is plenty to eat and drinkable.

• #half-dozen

Only accept two reptiles and go thru near 120 crickets a week, and then the 500/500 crickets would be in the 10 gallon tank for a while. Know that the petshops keep the big and small separated, but not sure if it is because of sorting purposes only or if there was a problem of keeping them together. Was going to put a piece(s) of small soaker hose or something similar in the tank just big enough and then that the smaller crickets could climb in and hide for sorting purposes.

• #7

The petshops split the sizes because they charge differently for each size. I like your idea of the size-specific soaker hose to give the small ones a place to hibernate. Even so, I also think that unless your reptiles are full-grown, you may have a problem with even the smallest ones getting likewise big past the fourth dimension y'all feed them off. If you are only going through 120/calendar week, how nearly but buying 500 crickets at a time? Just my two cents, simply if information technology works for you then go for it.

• #viii

For those of you that keep 1,000 crickets in a x gallon tank with screen chapeau, do you go many escapes? Thanks

• #9

But when the egg crates were too tall and they jumped out. Information technology was a hurting in the butt to use the tank though, so I just glued some screen onto a plastic tub/tote lid and used that. Its much easier now.

• #10

I don't take any escape from mine. Simply rip the egg crates in half and then they are only about 1/2 the height of the 10 gallon tank and y'all will be fine without a screen elevation. I don't go on screen tops on whatever of my tanks.

• #12

500 crix

Ok so im recieving 500 in mail tomoro what is my best bet to keeping most of them alive i can put them in an exta 30 gal with a screen elevation do they demand heat lamp ?
And i guess ill use my normal potatoe carrots greens and rèpashy superload,,,im done with pet shop going every week and overprced

• #xiii

Ok so im recieving 500 in mail tomoro what is my best bet to keeping almost of them alive i can put them in an exta 30 gal with a screen height do they need rut lamp ?
And i judge sick utilize my normal potatoe carrots greens and rèpashy superload,,,im done with pet store going every week and overprced

I would skip the potato and it sounds fine.

Unless your house gets really cold (below twoscore F) or you're trying to breed them you tin skip supplemental estrus.

I personally use mostly those little dollar shop plastic shoeboxes with a bunch of holes poked in the height. I easily keep 200 1/4 - one/2 inches per box and 100 3/4 inch plus per box. I do lose some when feeding only I solved that by just setting whatever box im accessing in an eighteen gallon tote.

I similar the shoeboxes because information technology is easier to shop lots of crickets and I tin can carve up them to experiment with dissimilar gutloads / foods from the same batch plus being able to keep them divided by size is style easier.

I have been doing this for over a year with very few bug.

• #fourteen

500crix

I would skip the tater and it sounds fine.

Unless your house gets really cold (below xl F) or you're trying to brood them you can skip supplemental heat.

I personally use mostly those petty dollar store plastic shoeboxes with a bunch of holes poked in the top. I easily keep 200 1/4 - ane/ii inches per box and 100 3/4 inch plus per box. I do lose some when feeding just I solved that by but setting any box im accessing in an xviii gallon tote.

I like the shoeboxes because information technology is easier to store lots of crickets and I can separate them to experiment with different gutloads / foods from the same batch plus existence able to keep them divided by size is mode easier.

I have been d
oing this for over a yr with very few problems.

Thank you for the advise dan, do females come in that so they could mate?
Or how do u brood

• #15

Thank you for the advise dan, practise females come up in that so they could mate?
Or how do u breed

Aye females will come in your shipment. They are the ones with the large the ovipositor (a long thing sticking directly out of their rear, do a google search for cricket ovipositor).

I don't breed right now simply it isn't too hard. To easily brood you will need a little space though. Effigy 2 - three eighteen gallon totes, a smaller tote 10 gallons or and then, a dirt bed, and a warm / heated spot. In that location are tons of places on the web that give expert cricket culturing advice. Do a search on this site, or google in full general for cricket culturing.

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