Camel crickets

[cacoseraph]

Camel crickets

I am going to take a stab at culturing some of the local camel crickets.

they should eat a standard omnivore bug diet

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/cacoseraph/insect/cricket/camel/wasteFeb07_Camel02b.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/cacoseraph/insect/cricket/camel/20100704b.jpg

 

[Toirtis]

Very cool. We have a local species, and I have always found them fascinating....they have a very interesting design.

 

[koolkid98]

Cool i'm raising/future breeding the local green hoppers here they have nice lime green with flame red colors.

 

[TalonAWD]

Wow, never seen those before! They look cool.

 

[ZephAmp]

Good luck!
I've always wanted to try breeding these. I've heard they're very cannibalistic though.

 

[ZergFront]

I really hope this pans out. I think these were one of the slower growing crickets so they might be good for a treat, just not a staple.

I'm trying a little breeding project with Jerusalem crickets. The female ate the male a couple weeks back though. :wall:

 

[spydrhunter1]

I hate these ugly things, they get in the house and then I have to take them away from the cat. On the funny side I had a lady bring one to the office and wanted an ID on some spidery-crickety thing.

 

[cacoseraph]

I really hope this pans out. I think these were one of the slower growing crickets so they might be good for a treat, just not a staple.

I'm trying a little breeding project with Jerusalem crickets. The female ate the male a couple weeks back though. :wall:

not *EVERYTHING* i want breed is intended for someone's supper plate =P
jcrix almost seem less conspecifically tolerant than tarantulas. at least some of the species, at any rate


do you have a rig to encourage oviposition? i would love to hear about it, if so p.s. have any of yours jeru's chewed through their container yet? i think they have the most powerful jaws of any bugs i have ever kept.

I hate these ugly things, they get in the house and then I have to take them away from the cat. On the funny side I had a lady bring one to the office and wanted an ID on some spidery-crickety thing.

those long ol' legs are kinda creepy. and holy buckets, can they jump! they are so strong when they kick in a container they can knock it over. i suspect they can hurt themselves with injudicious jumping, even

 

[mightycrix]

is it working

so almost a year later, how has you raising of the came crickets gone. we produce alot, they just grow so damn slow! LOL

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

The camel crickets we raised at my work would lay eggs in sand. We successfully hatched out nymphs and they were growing no problem before we released them(it was a local species).

 

[Travis K]

i think they have the most powerful jaws of any bugs i have ever kept.

Doesn't surprise me. I have been bit by Jerusalem Crickets and it hurts

 

[Nanotrev]

I wonder how these would do as feeders. They would double as entertainment too, as they seem fairly interesting to observe. Is there any way to breed a wild batch of crickets and have their resulting offspring be free of parasites?