Moon4wolfgirl
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Hi, I want to start a cricket colony. Does any body have any ideas?( Trying to save money)
Cricket colony?
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Too much work IMO. Easier (and probably cheaper if you factor in your time) to just buy crickets in bulk. If you're set on it, i'd watch some videos on youtube about it. Much better to have a visual for this type of thing IMO.
Dubias are much less work if that is something you'd be interested in.
-Brandon
Dubias are much less work if that is something you'd be interested in.
-Brandon
Moon4wolfgirl
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I would like to switch to dubias and start breeding them, but my mom and dad do not want any roaches in house or garage. 
JumpinJellyfish
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Would your parents be willing to read up on keeping roaches vs crickets? Dubia and Discoid (for places like FL where dubias are illegal) roaches don't fly or climb, are much easier to maintain, are quiet, and don't stink like crickets do. They're also more nutritious for your pet and far less likely to bring parasites. Their temp/humidity requirements for breeding also make them not an infestation risk in most places, in the unlikely event of escape.
JumpinJellyfish
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Side note - I live in Florida and have an immediate and visceral reaction to "palmetto bugs" and german roaches, but I've been able to comfortably handle the discoids, mostly just to move them from point a to point b, with the exception of the fully grown males. They move fast and that still creeps me out a bit. I keep a small piece of egg crate to move them if I need to. But I've come to appreciate my little starter colony, and I'm looking forward to seeing them reproduce. :0)
Moon4wolfgirl
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I'm lucky just to have crickets in the garage. I REAL Y want to keep dubias but I cant.
( would dubias be fine outside in a container, I know nothing about roaches)
( would dubias be fine outside in a container, I know nothing about roaches)
Moon4wolfgirl
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Ok. I asked my parents again and they said maybe :? . I'm going to look more into dubias. Thanks.
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