Crickets - Revision history

Iceagefarmer at 00:40, 20 November 2017

2017-11-20T00:40:37Z

2017-11-17T02:47:59Z

harvest time

2017-09-26T17:54:13Z

‎Feeding Crickets

2017-09-26T17:52:32Z

Documenting points of failure on cricket production

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2017-09-16T19:51:27Z

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2017-09-11T17:36:52Z

Adding a second video

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Inlining video

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 So, all was going well, until a dirty hoard of ants located my crickets and proceeded to devour them.  Searching around, I do find other folks have had this problem.  Their solutions seem half-baked (using double-sided tape to trap the ants, or even spraying bug spray on the OUTSIDE of the container...that we are using to farm bugs for our own consumption?  no thanks).
-I am considering creating a stand; its legs will sit inside a water "moat" to keep ants from being able to access the stand/cricket bins.  Fortunately, these bins can be stacked vertically, so only one such stand should be needed for a small, 3-bin setup (adults, sub-adults, pinhead nursery).  This is an active [[IAF Experiments|Experiment]] -- will update as I learn more.
+I am considering creating a stand; its legs will sit inside a water "moat" to keep ants from being able to access the stand/cricket bins.  Fortunately, these bins can be stacked vertically, so only one such stand should be needed for a small, 2-bin setup (adults + pinhead/nursery).  This is an active [[IAF Experiments|Experiment]] -- will update as I learn more.
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 <youtube>Qm0GV6IeVSE</youtube>
 === Points of Failure ===

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 Insect proteins have not yet been able to overcome tremendous social resistance in the West, but not for lack of trying -- Whole Foods even gave some cricket-protein based products shelf space in 2013, but found little market and seems to have pulled them.
 == Sourcing Crickets ==
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 * [https://wellnessmama.com/147742/cricket-flour/ WellnessMama on cricket flour]
 * See TED Talk on [https://criknutrition.com/pages/why-cricket-protein-powder CRIK Nutrition's site]
 [[Category:Protein]]
 [[Category:Apartment Farming]]

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 * Leafy greens
 * Fruits/Veggies (apples, bananas, carrots, zucchs, ...)
 Keep a wet sponge in their so that they can drink without drowning in a plate of water.
 == Protecting your Crickets ==

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		+	=== Points of Failure ===
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		+	* Adult crickets need to be at 80, sub-adults and pinheads around 86-88'F. This means we need a heat source, either a very warm ambient room or something like a reptile light.
		+	** And power.

	== References ==		== References ==

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-The setup is pretty basic.  This guy has done a decent video:
+The setup is pretty basic.  I have a video here:
 <youtube>6rSw1SiCRh8</youtube>
-And hers as well:
+Hers is worth watching as well:
 <youtube>Qm0GV6IeVSE</youtube>
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 * [http://www.wikihow.com/Raise-Your-Own-Crickets Intro to a cheap box farm]
 * [https://wellnessmama.com/147742/cricket-flour/ WellnessMama on cricket flour]
 [[Category:Protein]]
 [[Category:Apartment Farming]]

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−	Mmm. Protein, rapidly farmed, using little to no energy, and very little space footprint. Clearly worth investigating...	+	Mmm. [[Protein]], rapidly farmed, using little to no energy, and very little space footprint. Clearly worth investigating...

	Insect proteins have not yet been able to overcome tremendous social resistance in the West, but not for lack of trying -- Whole Foods even gave some cricket-protein based products shelf space in 2013, but found little market and seems to have pulled them.		Insect proteins have not yet been able to overcome tremendous social resistance in the West, but not for lack of trying -- Whole Foods even gave some cricket-protein based products shelf space in 2013, but found little market and seems to have pulled them.

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 == Feeding Crickets ==
-The more robust their diet, the healthier they'll be.  They are hungry little dudes:
+The more robust their diet, the healthier they'll be.  They are hungry little dudes, and will eat each other if they feel overcrowded or hungry:
 * Leafy greens
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 Keep a wet sponge in their so that they can drink without drowning in a plate of water.
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 <youtube>Qm0GV6IeVSE</youtube>
 == References ==

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	I heard good things (including about taste) about [https://flukerfarms.com/ Fluker Farms], so tried a first order from there.		I heard good things (including about taste) about [https://flukerfarms.com/ Fluker Farms], so tried a first order from there.
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		+	== Feeding Crickets ==
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		+	The more robust their diet, the healthier they'll be. They are hungry little dudes:
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		+	* Leafy greens
		+	* Fruits/Veggies (apples, bananas, carrots, zucchs, ...)
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		+	Keep a wet sponge in their so that they can drink without drowning in a plate of water.

	== Infrastructure ==		== Infrastructure ==