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I am planning to start breeding crickes soon,all info I found were regarding common house cricket,acheta domestica.Do all crickets breed the same way?

I do not know all the scientific stuff to answer your question nor do I know which type of crickets you are refering to. I can tell you though that I have had great luck breeding crickets unintentionaly. I have a few bearded dragons and a panther chameleon. I always have pin heads to smalls running around the tanks. I believe they are laying eggs in the moist potted plant soil for the panther and in the moist sand around the water dish for the beardies. I do not worry about them too much since once they are large enough to be seen by the tanks owners they are consumed.
I heard somewhere that warmer temps will induce breeding but will also increase the amount of food they need. Moist substrate and some form of food. I have heard that potato slices work well since they are moist and edible. I know of one person that puts small dishes in the big tub of crickets. they are the only thing with substrate in them. He moistens them daily slightly damp not soaked. Then once a week he pulls it out and puts in a new one. Placing the one with eggs in it into a second container. That way he knows which tub will have pinheads at what times roughly. To me it just seems like too much work and crickets stink to high heaven. Good luck to you I do not know if this was any help at all. Also fosters and smith and I am sure other do as well sell cricket breeding kits they are more designed for school type projects but they are cheap around 6 bucks and come with instructions as well as a small breeding set up. Try that if you still do not have any luck getting answers. Take care.
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Chris Warren

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