----- Original Message ----- From: me x <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:43 AM Subject: crickets for gerbils
> I read in a newspaper that the owner of a pet store began to breed African crickets to feet his reptiles. He said that some people buy crickets for antistress therapy because they sing very peacefully :). "African crickets don't jump, are 3-4 times bigger than other crickets and they are not pretentious at all. They just need an aquarium with irregular carton, they eat salad and multiply very quick." > I read somewhere that gerbils enjoy crickets. > Did somebody try to breed crickets for feeding gerbils? > I never feed them with crickets, but I give them ones a moth and they liked it. (Yuck!) :o) > > Nicole, Eastern Europe. > Yes, gerbils will eat crickets but I disagree about them being anti-stress therapy. At 2 am in the morning, an escaped cricket in your bedroom is likely to drive you crazy. The problem with crickets is that they are very prone to escaping. I give my gerbils mealworms or waxworms as a treat. The former are the larvae of a beetle and the latter the larvae of a harmless moth. Both are easy to keep contained. Sue
