Silent Crickets Breeding

[JxsPxxle]

My silent crickets have become not so silent and i’ve been hearing gentle chirping recently. I am trying to breed them is this a good sign? They were teeny when I got them and have doubled in size at least.

 

[pannaking22]

Chirping is a good sign, it means you at least have mature males.

 

[Aquarimax]

Are these banded crickets? Grylloides sigillatus?

 

[JxsPxxle]

Are these banded crickets? Grylloides sigillatus?

Sorry for the late reply, i’m not sure the box said “2nd brown crickets” but i’ve been housing them for a couple of months in a large container hoping to breed them. Also if your the real Aquarimax I love your youtube channel!

 

[Aquarimax]

Sorry for the late reply, i’m not sure the box said “2nd brown crickets” but i’ve been housing them for a couple of months in a large container hoping to breed them. Also if your the real Aquarimax I love your youtube channel!

Got it. Probably Acheta domestica then. they tend to be fairly cannibalistic when the nymphs are small. I keep them in a nursery bin inside the larger bin. And yes, I am the REAL Aquarimax Thanks for watching!!

 

[JxsPxxle]

Thank you @Aquarimax I have noticed a fair amount of cannibalism but as they have grown older it’s became less and less. I have added tubs of soil so should I move these to a different nursery box for the nymphs to grow or leave them all together ?