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    Chinese Cricket Keeping
    What it is like
    Nature & Outdoors ›

    Chinese Cricket Keeping

    Chinese Cricket Keeping

    Chinese Cricket Keeping

    The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.

    • RestfulPhysical
    • IndoorsOutdoors
    • SolitarySocial
    • PracticalCreative
    • InstinctiveTechnical
    • Hands-offHands-on
    • RelaxedCompetitive
    • CautiousDaring
    • Quick winsPatient
    • PrivatePerformer
    • MinimalistCollector
    • Just do itStudious
    • Low-kitGear-heavy
    • AnalogDigital
    • ObjectsLiving things

    Keeping crickets in small containers for their song, a Chinese tradition with its own pottery, cages and seasonal care.

    Nature & Outdoorsportablequietmessydone alonesedentarybeginner-friendly
    TonightTime to first win
    10 minutesA session
    Mostly indoorsWhere

    Step 1: Get an enclosure, food and a misting bottle.

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    What you need

    2 things
    The honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$21

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    The path

    13 quests
    ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$29
    • Get an enclosure, food and a misting bottle
    • Check which species you may legally keep
    BThen the quests
    • Keep one cricket alive and singing for a month
    • Set up the enclosure properly
    • Keep a cricket singing for a month
    10 more, revealed as you go
    Start Chinese Cricket Keeping to tick these off
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