I was a bit confused by the term gut loading until I discovered it's just what you feed them, I have locust for my T at the moment and I give them cut up carrot and crushed up cat biscuits for bran, I bought my first lot last week and they're fine, eating and jumping round their tank, as far as I've been told they do well on carrot, potato, apple, cabbage and other spring greens.

 

personally i would, and do, steer clear of any cabbages for feeder food sources, as brassicas contain high amounts of sulphides.

crickets do well on fish flake as a food source and some type of water source such as a fresh slice of vegetable, fruit or water gel (free water just encourages mould, bacteria and death)

in my experience locusts do best on leafys (not cabbage) such as spinach, dandelion leaves, bramble, salad greens and, believe it or not, grass and if fed like this no extra water source is needed

 

personally i would, and do, steer clear of any cabbages for feeder food sources, as brassicas contain high amounts of sulphides.

crickets do well on fish flake as a food source and some type of water source such as a fresh slice of vegetable, fruit or water gel (free water just encourages mould, bacteria and death)

in my experience locusts do best on leafys (not cabbage) such as spinach, dandelion leaves, bramble, salad greens and, believe it or not, grass and if fed like this no extra water source is needed

Must remember this and will stay away from cabbage.

 

Mine get whatever is in the house. Broccoli, carrot, potato, apple, strawberry... :lol2:

 

Pretty much as has been said on here,

I use, apple, carrot ( i just use a peeler and run it over loads to get thin wafers of carrot), lettuce, bannana, melon lots really

 

Will banana, melon etc be ok for both cricket and locust?

 

Thanks. i just wasn't sure what the best source of food was for crickets and such. Just wanted to make sure i give them food they will eat and do well on

 

nice to see to be honest

most people just go and buy crickets that havent been fed for a week or more, then expect them to last

may as well feed your Ts a brown paper bag to be honest.

healthy food and water = healthy Ts

 

Ive been feeding mine with potato, were in week 2 now and they still seem to be going strong

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I feed them whatever is in the fridge or cereal cupboard. Cheerios and grapes right now.

Although I know what crickets like to eat the most...

... other crickets!

 

Bug-grub and water gel just now. but other than that I like to give them any citrus fruits that might be Beginning to turn.

Yet to try them on fish flakes. cheaper than bug grub though.

 

I tend to use dry weetabix, afew cat biscuits sometimes, but mainly apple/carrot/cress/mixed salad bag/cucumber etc i use bug gel as the water source as i have found you can have a big dish of water add a tiny bit of bug gel and it makes a mix that is mostly water in a pool under but has some firmer bits for the to walk on so they don't drown lol

 

cucumber and strawberrys! my crickets eat better than i do!!lol

 

I always leave a shallow dish filled with crushed Weetabix and another with H2o balls to keep them hydrated. In terms of fruit and veg, I throw in some chopped up apple, peppers, carrots, bananas (tend to avoid them as they get disgusting VERY quickly) and the like. They seem pretty happy and have stayed alive for a good month, so I assume I'm doing something right.