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Recently came back from a week vacation. I noticed this morning that my 30 gal tank, with a under tank heater, that housed the larger crickets, (I think started out with 1/2" last week), have mostly all died. The other, a Rubbermaid "container" that housed 1/4" crix were mostly all alive. My "holders" are in the basement where its approx. 68 - 72 degrees. No other place to keep these guys, besides as you all know, they stink!
So, my question is..... Either my neighbor really fed my frogs alot this week or....are Rubbermaid containers warmer than regular glass tanks? Cause if that is the case, I'm buying a large RUbbermaid container for the other crickets!

What I find that works very well for me is providing the crickets with plenty of crickets feed ( flucker's crickets feed works really well, and they love it ) and provide them with a shallow dish of water with the sponge or gravel so they don't drown. I've been able to keep very sucessfully this way. Another food source i find that has work well for me is tropical fish flakes and apples or another other kind of fruits and vegetables. They love tropical and goldfish fish flakes.

I know what to feed the little fellas, been doing it for years. Just wondering if there is any "warmth" difference between rubber containers and aquarium tanks, thats all. I have noticed in this forum that many people keep their crickets in the Rubbermaid Containers, where the petshops tend to keep them in aquariums.

I think what kill you crickets is maybe stale food. I find that fresh food has work well for me. And the reason i switch to the cricket feeds is because the fresh fruits and vegatbles tend to mold very quickly, and I have to change it all the time. FYI, my lid is not screen lid is just a lid with many holes...I don't think heat play the roles in killing your crickets. Believe they are tough. Wait...maybe it does where do you live and how hot is in your house. And another thing that helps me keep my crickets happy, alive and healthy is I provide it with a lot of toilet paper rolls to hide in, i mean a lot ( I use 4 paper rolls for 25-30 crickets ). I collect these by the way.

How about Paper Towel Rolls!!! lol I collect them!!! Plenty of those tubes plus some extra egg cartons that come with the box of crickets! Once in a while I feed them an orange if I have it around, otherwise, mostly dry cricket food and those water bites.
I've come to the realization that maybe my neighbor just took more crickets to feed the frogs while I was gone then needed!
At least, they are all alive, all 12 of them!!!!!!!
2-whites
5-RETF
1-Grey Tree Frog
1 - Green Tree Frog
3 - Barking Tree Frogs

I definately prefer rubbermaid totes. They are easier to clean and I swear they get better ventilation. I cut out the tops of mine and used screen to give them better ventilation. Some people leave the lids off completely, but some will escape. I think lots of paper towel tubes are the way to go. It is easier to shake out the needed amount of crickets or count them.