Livefoods For Good - Crickets as Live Food/title> </head> <body> <img style="width: 817px; height: 181px;" alt="Buy Livefood Online in the UK" src="http://livefoodsforgood.co.uk/images/header-bar2.gif"> <a href="http://livefoodsforgood.co.uk">Click here to visit our online shop!<br> </a> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><br> <h1 style="font-family: Arial;"><small>Crickets as Livefood</small></h1> <small style="font-family: Arial;">At LivefoodsForGood.co.uk we offer two types of cricket, Black Field Crickets (<span style="font-style: italic;">Gryllus bimaculatus</span>) and Silent Brown Crickets (<span style="font-style: italic;">Acheta domestica</span>). Crickets make up the bulk of orders, and are a good all-round food source for many pet reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.<br> <br> On the advise of a leading breeder, we do not recommend crickets for praying mantis, for details please see the link below.<br> <br> -Link Pending-<br> <br> </small> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;"><small>Black Field Crickets</small></h2> <small style="font-family: Arial;">The larger and tougher of the two, black field crickets are more suited to larger lizards. <br> <br> Black field crickets do not seem to store as well as brown crickets, so it is recommended you only buy what you need for a week or so.<br> <br> </small> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;"><small>Silent Brown Crickets</small></h2> <small style="font-family: Arial;">Silent brown crickets are smaller and faster, and therefore suited to smaller lizards, amphibians and invertebrates. <br> <br> Although generally silent, brown crickets have been known to make some noise, but nothing like that made by field crickets.</small><br> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;"><small><br> Feeding Crickets</small></h2> <small style="font-family: Arial;">Please refer to <a href="http://livefoodsforgood.co.uk/gutloading-livefood.html">gutloading</a> section.<br> </small> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;"><small>Heating and Humidity</small></h2> <small style="font-family: Arial;">Room temperature is adequate, though higher temperatures (up to 90'F) will be beneficial if keeping the crickets for extended periods.<br> <br> Crickets should be kept dry but with a water source. Bug gel can be used, or a shallow dish containing water and a few stones (crickets drown easily and need the stones to get out). <br> <br> <br> </small> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">Copyright M. Baillie / LivefoodsForGood.co.uk 2007. Please Read Our <a href="http://livefoodsforgood.co.uk/conditions.php">Terms</a>. </body> </html>