Silent Crickets and Noisy Crickets - Question

Rainwater · #1 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:01 PM

I heard somewhere that its just one sex of crickets that made a noise due to having an extra leg or wing or something?

is this true?

plus if i was to breed crickets, are the offspring of silent crickets silent?

welshgaz · #2 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:09 PM

no crix is silent... both brown and black crix will chirp. I think the noise is made by flapping the wings on the back, not sure if that is just the male or females though?

Tops · #3 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:14 PM

only the wingless crickets are silent

Just need tweezers and alot of patience

welshgaz · #4 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:22 PM

not really possible when you order a 1000 each time!

Rainwater · #5 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:28 PM

yeah i think its the females that dnt chirp...im gna see if i can find anythin on the net that confirms it...n it is the wings =)

freekygeeky · #6 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 02:40 PM

onyl the males chirp.
the females have wings and all but cant do it... unfair :P

SiUK · #7 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 02:42 PM

I bought some so called silent crickets I can tell you what they are definately not silent bloody things

freekygeeky · #8 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 02:45 PM

hehe . .... cos ionly have 3 geckos, i just crush the loud ones, orrr take there wings of......

daikenkai · #9 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 02:48 PM

silent crickets...pah, tis a lie! when they get to a certain age, male crickets chirp. theres no way of stopping that (apart from the tweezers

)
if you have pets that eat crickets, you just gotta get used to the chirping!

freekygeeky · #10 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 02:50 PM

i liek the noise, hehe but i dont have thousands like some of you

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