cricket mutation?

[Galapoheros]

I raise my own feeders. I was feeding out a cricket the other day and saw that it had really short back legs. I regretted feeding it out. I found 2 more, they are on the right, the normal one is on the left. I will prob find more, I have 1000s. I'm going to try to find enough and isolate them, breed them and see what happens. It'd be nice to have crix that don't escape as easily. These are Sup crix btw. I really like these, no smell at all over here, except a cat that snuck in an hour ago and sprayed something, I hate that. I just realized it might be poss that they lost their back legs before a molt and grew back smaller ones with the next molt. But I would bet that's not the case, have to wait and see.

[Introvertebrate]

They're Gryllus assimilis? Where did you get them?

[AzJohn]

I've seen the same thing. I imagine that it is some attempt to get a hybrid feeder that will have some immunuty to the cricket disease. (not sure if it's even possible, total guess on my part). Maybe the feeder company is trying to slowly switch over to the new cricket. That way people don't freak out when all of the crickets are new at once.

[Introvertebrate]

By all accounts Gryllus assimilis is completely immune to the cricket disease. I'm not aware of them having shorter legs though.

[ZephAmp]

This species isn't G. assimilis; it's another species of potentially African origin that is the "super cricket". G. assimilis is what the cricket breeders are switching over to, though.

[lizardminion]

Well, after several thousand years of domestication, we say goodbye by to Acheta domestica, huh...

[Introvertebrate]

This species isn't G. assimilis; it's another species of potentially African origin that is the "super cricket". G. assimilis is what the cricket breeders are switching over to, though.

Maybe its the "Crazy Red" that's mentioned on Ghann's website?

http://www.ghann.com/gryllus_info.cfm

[bizzely]

Where did you get them? Would you sell some? i've been looking every where for a larger feeder cricket bu no one has them any more or wont ship to PA!