Crickets

[Peter Lacey]

They don't tend to jump until you start chasing them, or once you've caught one I'm sure they all shout "right lads let see who can jump the highest"

[Richard Shah]

They don't tend to jump until you start chasing them, or once you've caught one I'm sure they all shout "right lads let see who can jump the highest"

No lies lol they run into the toilet roll shelter or under the egg carton, but jumping is rare; maybe it has something to do with the species???????

[Richard Shah]

I just witnessed a PROPER jump, as compared to everything else I have seen. When poking a cricket just now, it jumped three centimetres high and ten centimetres ahead of itself (approx.). These crickets are about three centimetres in length by one centimtre width btw; do you think my T. can handle that at approx three centimtres (Andrew you have bought Smiffy from the TS??)
Thanks,
Rich!

[Andrew Ferguson]

3cm in length seems bigger than the ones I have. The crickets I have are about 1cm (body length) and some a bit larger. Smiffy has no problem with them, when s/he needs a feed. Currently s/he is refusing food and is just happy parading about or relaxing under the plastic plant I have in there.

[Richard Shah]

3cm in length seems bigger than the ones I have. The crickets I have are about 1cm (body length) and some a bit larger. Smiffy has no problem with them, when s/he needs a feed. Currently s/he is refusing food and is just happy parading about or relaxing under the plastic plant I have in there.

Lol kl. I dnt think my pet shop does any smaller, except pinheads, which I really dnt want. I'm sure a 3cm big T. can handle a 3cm big crickets; although apparently the spider shop are having juveniles in this month and sinceI'm getting my equipment off there just before the 20th, I might as well buy a juvenile from Lee; it looks to me like their juveniles are 5-7 cm judging by the other species listed!!

[Clinton Hogben]

Lol kl. I dnt think my pet shop does any smaller, except pinheads, which I really dnt want. I'm sure a 3cm big T. can handle a 3cm big crickets; although apparently the spider shop are having juveniles in this month and sinceI'm getting my equipment off there just before the 20th, I might as well buy a juvenile from Lee; it looks to me like their juveniles are 5-7 cm judging by the other species listed!!

Hi Rich
the general rule of thumb goes feed your "T" food not much bigger than its body length if your "T" has a 3cm legspan its body length will be about 1.5 cm or did you mean your incoming "T" has a body length of 3cm giving it a legspan of 6 cm if thats the case then 3cm crickets will be fine

Clint

[Kate Arbon]

Yeah, just to add to what Clinton said, if you get a T with a legspan of 5-7cm and a body length of 3cm then 3cm crickets should be fine, but if the T has a legspan of 3cm you probably want to pre-kill the crickets. Easiest way to do this is stick one in a small pot and put it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

[Richard Shah]

Hi Rich
the general rule of thumb goes feed your "T" food not much bigger than its body length if your "T" has a 3cm legspan its body length will be about 1.5 cm or did you mean your incoming "T" has a body length of 3cm giving it a legspan of 6 cm if thats the case then 3cm crickets will be fine

Clint

3cm legspan apparently - how it is classed as juvenile I do not know lol!

Yeah, just to add to what Clinton said, if you get a T with a legspan of 5-7cm and a body length of 3cm then 3cm crickets should be fine, but if the T has a legspan of 3cm you probably want to pre-kill the crickets. Easiest way to do this is stick one in a small pot and put it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Yes I'll do that; thanks.

I may get it from the spider shop, in which case it should be no less than 5cm if it is like their other juveniles!

[Tom Forman]

thought i'd chirp in too

adult crickets kept for breeding are kept warm = very active high jumping noisy crickets

young crickets kept at room temperature are alot more sluggish and hardly make any noise.

[Richard Shah]

thought i'd chirp in too

adult crickets kept for breeding are kept warm = very active high jumping noisy crickets

young crickets kept at room temperature are alot more sluggish and hardly make any noise.

Kl that would make perfect sense! Then, what about adult crickets at room temperature?
BTW I never plan to breed, it just seems too much work for me!!
Thank you for solving the point made in the OP,
Rich!

[Andrew Ferguson]

I'd like to chip in with another thing about crickets. It may be of use to some people on how they keep them. If you use a container with a mesh screen, be warned, they can chew through it.
I made a makeshift watering bowl out of quality (ie thick!) foil. The crickets have bitten holes in it. It now resembles a colander for Barbie. So if they can bite and eat through thick foil, a mesh screen may not be advised.

[Richard Shah]

I'd like to chip in with another thing about crickets. It may be of use to some people on how they keep them. If you use a container with a mesh screen, be warned, they can chew through it.
I made a makeshift watering bowl out of quality (ie thick!) foil. The crickets have bitten holes in it. It now resembles a colander for Barbie. So if they can bite and eat through thick foil, a mesh screen may not be advised.

Lucky for me I inveasted in a proper tank!
Look at them live:

!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good advice though Andrew, but that is why you should keep them in a tank, for a number of reasons!!!

[Gayle E. Anderson]

What a nice home for your crickets

Don't feel too sorry for them, they are highly cannibalistic which I am sure you will find out when they start moulting, at least they T kills them, they have a rather unpleasant habit of leaving their little friends alive but half eaten!
They look like they'll have wings in a moult or two, so you'll hear them singing soon enough.

I accidentally fed a G. Cala juvi a cricket the size of itself once.
Aww my wee cala, it was such a thug, it launched itself at the cricket, wrestled with it(proper rolling about wrestling), and won

[Richard Shah]

What a nice home for your crickets

Don't feel too sorry for them, they are highly cannibalistic which I am sure you will find out when they start moulting, at least they T kills them, they have a rather unpleasant habit of leaving their little friends alive but half eaten!
They look like they'll have wings in a moult or two, so you'll hear them singing soon enough.

I accidentally fed a G. Cala juvi a cricket the size of itself once.
Aww my wee cala, it was such a thug, it launched itself at the cricket, wrestled with it(proper rolling about wrestling), and won

Lol!!! That T is a g!
Wow crickets suck lol that is some crazy...
Ahh man after they moult will be when the terror begins I suppose!

Thank you,

Rich.

[James Box]

yes...it IS a G. a Grammastola to be exact.