Its probably cheaper to buy the actual polymer than the agar
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-lb-Ag-Soil-Polymer-Moist-Water-Saving-Polymers-Sav e_W0QQitemZ270291504992QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFertilizer_Soil_Amendments?has h=item270291504992&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 5:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gecko] cricket colonies The water blocks can be made with plain gelatin or agar. You would use the recipe that comes with the powder. Cyndy Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _____ From: Joseph Loucek Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:40:21 -0700 (PDT) To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gecko] cricket colonies Hey Gang - I am helping my MS advisor set up a cricket colony for mass production. I seem to recall seeing pictures of someone's setup - probably a kingsnake.com vendor's webpage. It was a pretty big operation that could be likened to a rodent colony (e.g., racks of tubs). He and some undergrads have the breeding down, they just need to figure out the organization so all the sizes aren't mixed, and then ramping up to produce enough to meet demand. Also, anyone have a "home recipe" for those water blocks? thanks, Joe - Gecko-less, at this time :(
