zachj":13esitna said:
They look like they are about the 15 day old ones. The “smal” size from petsmart.
OK : he's going have to eat 20 of these per meal to get enough protein. Very time consuming and damnedly difficult for him and you to keep track off all these little crickets once they are in the tank.
I suggest getting the equivalent to 20day old crickets for the next two or three weeks , then upsize to 25day old crickets.
With insects like roaches , crickets and locusts there ratio of protein : chiton (exoskeleton) is much higher with smaller crickets than with larger ones. I have graph somewhere that examines this for crickets (in relation to the age (size) of each chicket but can't lay my hands on it atm).
If you buy crickets that are a little shorter than the space between the hatchling's eyes , you'll be giving him the ideal size and he's get plenty of protein from each meal of crickets …. and instead of needing to eat maybe 20 of the 15D old crickets per meal , he will get sufficient protein from maybe 8 - 10 crickets per meal and he and you will be more easily able to keep track of the insects.