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Hi forum how many crix do you all go through in a 2 week period? I have three 3-4 month old BD's and they can eat some crickets I get 2000 2-3 wk old crickets and they last about 2-2.5 weeks.
Jay

I go thru anywhere between 40,000-50,000 weekly. It takes over 2000 daily, just to feed my adults. Keep in mind that I breed all my own baby crix. And the adults that are laying eggs today, will be my feeder crix in a couple more days.
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WOW thats alot crickets! But how many does a 3-4 Month old ussualy eat? Also I would like to breed my own crickets can you give me some info on a good breeding setup thats not bigger than a rubbermaid bin?
Jay

If you only need to feed one dragon, then it would not be worth the effort to breed your own crix.
However, FYI, I order ALL my crix as LAYERS. I'll set them up in a Sterlite container(1000per container) with food, 2 large carrots, and 2 smaller containers that have moist vermiculite. Then I don't even touch them for a couple days. I'll clean out the cricket bins, giving them all fresh food & carrots. Removing the smaller containers. I put a lid on the smaller containers with the date. Incubate for about 9 days at 90*. When the little crix start hatching, I'll put them in another sterlite container with lots of places to crawl. Cricket chow on the bottom for food, and a poultry water dish for water. I don't use the spongy things that come with them. I use paper towels so they can be more easily cleaned. A couple days before I start using them to feed my babies, I'll shake out what I'll need into another container with greens, carrots, and dry baby cereal to gutload.
I'm sure other people have different techniques for breeding crix, but this way works great for me.
Or as Jeff Armstrong(Armstrong Cricket Farm) says,
"To breed crix, it takes a lot of wining & dining, then about 2 hours of cricket porn to get them in the mood."
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Oh, I almost forgot to answer your other question. How much does a 3-4 month old eat? Probably around 600 crix monthly, give or take a few.
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