Going to look at how to breed them

I have another problem/query....was told to put them on kitchen roll at this age and have read that if you leave the little critters in with them they may nibble the beardies at night They keep running under the kitchen roll

Is this right and when can I put them on substrate?

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Best not to have a loose substrate such as sand when they are young, I would wait until they are at least a year old if you do want to use it. For now though you don't have to use kitchen roll, floor tiles work well. You can get the self adhesive floor tiles from any DIY shop. They come in a wide range of patterns including some sandy stone effect ones that look quite good.
I feed my beardies in a separate plastic tub, this way I can monitor exactly how much each is getting and know for sure that none are left in the vivs to nibble on the dragons! It would be a good idea for you to feed each of your babies individually in a separate tub so you can make sure the smaller one is definitely getting a fair share. Then you will just need to make sure that both are basking enough. If you notice one spending a lot of time in the cool end or being generally inactive then this is a sign that it is feeling bullied and be dominated by the other.

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Yes really am not at ease with this kitchen roll. They both seem happy at present with basking. tend to spend the rest of the time up the top of the greenary ( read to keep it simple at this age) so apart from some rocka and a branch that is all they have in there.

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I get my crickets in cardboard boxes So I put them in a Large Plastic box with small holes for air...... they all leave the cardboard box...and I put paper towel cardboards in for the crickets to hide. a few potatos for food and moisture and they are set.
I hand feed each beardie the crickets... as I have seen what a HUNGRY cricket can do to very young or weak beardies... not at all pretty.

I be thrilled if you have any hints on the best way to breed Crickets if that's what you are breeding? I have tried a few times but just never seems to work out......

Just curious, what are they getting on your side of the Pond for 1000 Large Crickets?? They just raised the prices at the on shop to $22USD. Normally, I used mail order but with the winter here on the East coast the poor things would freeze even with "next day air" I've lost a few shipments.

I personally like using Phoenix worms... great for beardies like the ones I have and get in since there is NO shell....

Any info. on Breeding Crickets you could give would be GREAT.

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