A plentiful and fresh supply of live food is the cornerstone of keeping healthy and happy insectivorous animals or providing food for us. Many of you will know the thrill of providing live food to your animals and seeing how they benefit both physically and mentally.
Sadly, for the consumer, purchasing insects from a pet store is expensive and often results in the disappointing experience of purchasing dead or dying insects. Many people attempt to breed insects but often fail over the long term, due to the demanding maintenance required by conventional methods.
This manual will benefit people who wish to:
- Reduce costs associated with providing live food for insectivorous animals such as reptiles, frogs, arachnids (spiders, scorpions) and fish.
- Produce insects commercially by selling directly to the general public, pet stores and wildlife parks etc.
- Pet stores/wildlife parks and zoos which wish to breed crickets to reduce operating costs.
- Wildlife rescue carers who require large quantities of insects to feed insectivorous mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
- Wildlife rescue groups that wish to raise money and provide inexpensive feeder crickets for their members or as a fund raiser.
- University and research Institutes
- Fishermen
Insects are prolific breeders which lend themselves to being bred for commercial production. With a little extra effort, you may wish to add extra containers and sell excess stock to the public and turn an expense into income. In developing this manual, a number of options are provided from simple set ups suitable for small collections to more elaborate systems suitable for commercial production.
The greatest benefit of breeding insects is a healthy animal and a happy owner.
Wildlife Rescue Carer’s can save thousands of dollars by breeding their own insects.
Below is a summary of the information contained in this manual:
- Systems which minimize maintenance in conjunction with automated feeding/watering devices.
- Efficient container design, which is durable, maximizes growth rates, and saves time in maintenance and feeding activities.
- Innovative breeding methods which for the first time allow crickets to be bred with significantly less maintenance, without offensive odor’s and similar amount of effort as cockroaches or mealworms.
- Plenty of tips on how to save time, effort and money through energy conservation or efficient food storage and processing.
- Details how to manage a commercial colony from breeding through to dispatch, transport and marketing (Commercial versions).
- Plenty of tips to make the dispatch of crickets to your animals with minimal effort.
This manual is an accumulation of years of experience and experimentation which will provide you with a short cut to successful cricket breeding.
