Cricket Care Sheet

The house cricket (Acheta domesticus) are insects that are classified in Order Orthoptera. The meaning of Orthoptera is Latin derived meaning “straight” and “wing”. Thus, any insect that is classified as an Orthopteran will have a straight wing, such as Grasshoppers and Katydids. Throughout time, house crickets have dispersed and are found almost all over the world! Crickets can vary in size, but a Fluker house cricket can get up to an inch in length, from head to thorax or what we would like to say, “head to butt”. These insects are an excellent source of protein and are very easily “gut-loaded” with calcium and other important vitamins for your pets, just check out our cricket analysis: