I have pet house crickets and their life span from experience is over a year. I keep mine in a terrarium with cricket water crystals, feed them oats, goldfish flakes, romain lettuce, little pieces of other vegetables, toilet paper tubes for shelter, and I make sure there are baby crickets in there at all times so it gives the females something to do. They help they molt by dragging food to them. They play with them and even set up a little nursery in a tube for them. They all get along and we ha e one that is named Mommy. She is not going on 3 years old in about 4 months. Their lifespan of a house cricket depends on how well they are taken care of. I have a male cricket that gets out sometimes and when he wants back in the cage he will climb to a certain spot on the wall near the pillow on my bed. He will get onto my hand and I will place him back in the cage. I change their lettuce and vegetables 3 times a day. Mommy will jump at the glass to get my attention to change it early if it had wilted. They make great pets. I am serious. Everybody has them all wrong when it comes to food and lifespan. They are very smart. Remind me of little cats.
I have pet house crickets and their life span from experience is over a year. I keep mine in a terrarium with cricket water crystals, feed them oats, goldfish flakes, romain lettuce, little pieces of other vegetables, toilet paper tubes for shelter, and I make sure there are baby crickets in there at all times so it gives the females something to do. They help they molt by dragging food to them. They play with them and even set up a little nursery in a tube for them. They all get along and we ha e one that is named Mommy. She is not going on 3 years old in about 4 months. Their lifespan of a house cricket depends on how well they are taken care of. I have a male cricket that gets out sometimes and when he wants back in the cage he will climb to a certain spot on the wall near the pillow on my bed. He will get onto my hand and I will place him back in the cage. I change their lettuce and vegetables 3 times a day. Mommy will jump at the glass to get my attention to change it early if it had wilted. They make great pets. I am serious. Everybody has them all wrong when it comes to food and lifespan. They are very smart. Remind me of little cats.