Cricket Fighting

Once a gambling undertaken covertly, the cricket fighting is now more of recreation with lots of cultural tinge, just like fishing, aviculture and gardening, etc. however, in the wake of the tough measures taken to crack down on gambling in any form.

The life of a cricket lasts for about 100 days normally. The cricket raising and fighting turn gradually slow after October when most crickets are not able to survive anymore. In its prime time, that is the period from July to October, crickets are sold in the street and especially in those so-called flower-bird markets.

Aside from its natural traits, the way a raiser takes care of the cricket does matter a lot as well to make a great fighting cricket. An experienced raiser knows what is good to eat, what a favorable living condition is, how to train, how to usher into the fighting form, and even when to let it mate with a female – As a matter of fact, only male crickets flight.

Crickets have pedigrees. The best ones are commonly believed to be from Shandong Province. A cricket of a humble breed costs about 1 and 2 US dollars.

 

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