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Okay, i already breed mealworms, but I need to know how much space it would take me to have 3,000 crickets of varying sizes a week. Thanks.

>>Okay, i already breed mealworms, but I need to know how much space it would take me to have 3,000 crickets of varying sizes a week. Thanks.

A small to medium room. I, quite frankly, can't imagine the average hobbyist breeding crix on a large scale. I keep a tub for breeding just to have pinheads on hand for whatever. But that tub is only going to give me a few hundred a month.
I think to really effectively make crix you need a room set with temp and humidity and drawers of the darn things. I would love to visit a facility just to see how they do it. But crix are a pain in the neck and not like mealies or roaches.
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Sonya

I am preparing to move to a larger house this spring and it will hopefully have enough romms for a breeding room, a egglaying room, a iincubator room (mabe just an area), a hatchling room, and a cricket room, as well as a sub-adult room and a colling down room.

>>Okay, i already breed mealworms, but I need to know how much space it would take me to have 3,000 crickets of varying sizes a week. Thanks.

Many hobbyists want to breed cricket some point in time because of the costs and quantity they need on hand, or whatever other reasons. But doing it small scale is fruitless. Most realize the high mortality rate and get fustrated. I can't tell you how many eggs a female cricket can lay, but it is alot. The best way to deal with breeding crickets, is to try it yourself and see what results you get. Not very helpful, but the hardest part is keeping them alive, not getting them to hatch. I would suggest maybe contacting a few cricket suppliers and see if they can provide tips on breeding and raising them, but keep in mind some companies actually buy from other companies. The information they provide would be more helpful since it is their business and best interest to raise them to sell. Good luck.
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~ Juli ~
www.Polliwog-Design.com

What you are hearing from everyone is that it's tough. I raise Chameleoms therefore crickets. It's hard to keep a steady supply at just the right size. My adult chams eat about 600 3/4" crix per week and my baby chams eat thousands of pinhead. I have to supplement with purchased crickets at least a couple of times a month because I can't keep a steady supply of my own.

What I'm saying is you should try it and see how it works. But don't be too disappointed if it's tough because it's going to be.

I've put a link below to an online Chameleon magazine. There are several good articles in the back issues on raising crix.

Check on some of the lizard forums for more info about crix.

Good luck.
Chameleon On line

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Wade's Weptiles & Wodents

Will they eat roaches? I know someone with the same trouble and wondering how they will feed babies etc? I am just wondering.
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Sonya

Sure they love roaches if they are the right size.
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Wade's Weptiles & Wodents