I usually get about 100 half size and 100 full size crickets at a time.. This usually lasts my reptiles about a week.. But I have been having a large die-off in the last month or so.. I keep each size in a different critter keeper container.. Egg crate pieces for them to hide.. I feed them Fluker's orange cube complete cricket diet.. They're not kept in the direct sun.. I don't think it's because of the place that I get them from.. I get them from a reptile store so they're constantly getting fresh shipments.. Do they maybe need more than the orange cubes? That's the only thing I can figure is the reason that about half of them die off..
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High cricket die-off
kittikity
Jul 27, 2003 03:06 PM
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Da Truth
Jul 27, 2003 07:04 PM
Heat is your answer. They are too dang hot! Crickets cannot get too hot, or they die. they are very tempermental about heat too. When I used to breed crix, I had them at a constant temp of 70 - 75 degrees. I had nothing but sucess. I noticed that if I inadvertantly heated them up, many died. I think that if a few die, it causes more to die, but im not an expert in entimology, this is just what I have seen. Get those SOB's cooler, and you wont have a problem.
P.S. - The only other reason I could think of, is mold. It can kill also, so if you have it, get rid of it fast.
hope I helped,
Truth
