Providing Water for Crickets
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{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1507;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 When breeding crickets one of the biggest challenges is providing water. Too much open water and smaller crickets will drown. Too little moisture and the crickets reproduction will slow down or they might even die off. \par
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The key is to provide water in a way that is easy to access but not deep enough for them to fall in. I will cover a few different methods including their pros and cons. The first method is to place cotton floss or a sponge in a shallow dish of water. This method works well at first. It is easy for the crickets to suck the water from the cotton or sponge and they can't drown. The draw back is bacteria. The cotton and sponge quickly become breeding grounds for mold and bacteria. This bacteria can kill of your whole colony before you know it. \par
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Another method is to place pea gravel on the bottom of a shallow dish and add water to this. Is is a better method than the previous one. Again the crickets can access the water, but the gravel is easy to clean by placing in boiling water or soaking in bleach and rinsing. The draw back here is how fast the water evaporates and is consumed. \par
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The best way I have found to provide my many colonies of breeding crickets is with a chick waterer. Chick waterers are large jars that fit on a shallow dish. Once the jar is filled it takes weeks to run out. I modify the waterer by placing gravel in the attached dish. You can find these at most farm stores or on cricket web sites.\par
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Remember that it might be a little hard at first but if you continue to research you will find your self up to your ears in breeding crickets in no time.\par
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