Would a mix of 50% clean no pesticide soil, and organic compost from the bottom of my compost work good for the crickets to lay eggs in?
From experience, crickets can lay eggs in just about anything, I have even seen them lay them in their food. The dirt combinations you are using is okay, as long as both dirts are completely free from insects, otherwise the insects will eat the eggs. Just make sure to keep the mixture moist at all times.
That sounds about right A shallow dish of slighlty moistened sand, vermiculite, or even cotton balls work equally well. The material needs to be oh so slighlty moistened throughout the laying, incubating, and hatching process. Eggs will hatch on 8-20 days depending on the crickets species and the incubation temps. Make sure the temp is between 76-86 F Nutritious food should be readily available for the baby crickets.
From experience, crickets can lay eggs in just about anything, I have even seen them lay them in their food. The dirt combinations you are using is okay, as long as both dirts are completely free from insects, otherwise the insects will eat the eggs. Just make sure to keep the mixture moist at all times.
That sounds about right A shallow dish of slighlty moistened sand, vermiculite, or even cotton balls work equally well. The material needs to be oh so slighlty moistened throughout the laying, incubating, and hatching process. Eggs will hatch on 8-20 days depending on the crickets species and the incubation temps. Make sure the temp is between 76-86 F Nutritious food should be readily available for the baby crickets.
