Insect Keeping

How to Keep Feeder Crickets Alive Longer
Fresh feeder crickets are easier to use when they stay active, dry, and comfortable after delivery. A few simple setup steps can help your live crickets last longer and stay ready … Read more...
Life Cycle of Banded Crickets
Banded crickets ( Gryllodes sigillatus ) develop through egg, nymph and adult stages. Understanding those stages helps when choosing feeders, but there is no single timetable that … Read more...
Superworms Care Sheet
If you've recently started keeping superworms as pets, you may be wondering how to properly care for them. Superworms, also known as kingworms or zophobas, are popular as feeders f… Read more...
How to Dust Feeder Insects
Feeder insects are an important source of nutrition for many pet reptiles, birds, and other animals, and they are a stable of many pet diets. Therefore, it is essential to regularl… Read more...
How do I get my crickets from the shipping box to my cricket keeper?
How do I get my crickets from the shipping box to my cricket keeper?
So you have ordered your live banded crickets in bulk for the first time, and you now see that they have arrived loose in the box. You might be wondering... Read more...
Caring for Live Crickets
Caring for Live Crickets
Use this guide when your live banded crickets arrive. For a quick troubleshooting checklist, see how to keep feeder crickets alive longer . Prepare the container before opening the… Read more...
How to Breed Live Crickets at Home
How to Breed Live Crickets at Home
Breeding live crickets at home can be a great way to save money on buying them as a food source for your pet. Not only is it cost-effective, but it... Read more...
Live Crickets and Calcium
Feeder preparation helps support your pet’s nutrition. Gut loading and dusting serve different purposes. Gut loading Feed crickets a commercial gut-loading diet according to its la… Read more...
What size crickets should I order?
What size crickets should I order?
The most frequent question we get is about the size of crickets that should be ordered for a pet. The advice to most pet owners is that you want to... Read more...