cricket cages

[geckogirl123]

hi im going to buy a cricket cage today can anyone tell me what to look for what it will be easyer to get the crickets out of???:scratchhead:

thanks,
geckogirl123

 

[geckonamedspot]

if you dont want to constantly deal with hopping crickets, buy zoo med's can o` crickets. its dead crickets you can feed to your gecko buy hand. the crickets stink, but its well worth it, especially if your gecko has bad aim like mine haha

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Most geckos won't eat dead crickets. Probably another reason your gecko doesn't show much of an appetite Alex.

Geckogirl...kritter keepers like these tend to work well and are cheap and can be purchased at most any pet store: Kritter Keepers Portable Caging

 

[geckogirl123]

ok thanks and my gecko WILL only eat live crickets just so you know:biggrin:
and thanks for the help guys!!!!!

thanks for everything,
geckogirl123

 

[geckonamedspot]

my gecko hasnt eaten crickets in months. i was kinda tired of going back and forth to the store every week given its 10 miles away. i have used mealworms. but with the can o crickets, petco and im sure other pet stores sell special tongs but i used thread to make them bounce and he ate up.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Alex, those crickets in a can are nutritional crud. I really don't suggest them. I think that you need to reconsider your feeding regime. Or perhaps, if you don't like having to deal with live insects, get yourself something like a crested gecko that can live off of a premade diet and doesn't require any insects.

 

[DotZilla]

I keep crickets in a five gallon aquarium I have, with a screen lid. It's too tall for them to jump out of. I leave oatmeal, sometimes apple or potato or something in there, and a sponge in an inverted lid with water. I change the water daily, cleaning the lid and sponge, I also wipe out the aquarium every other day with damp papertowel, as crickets poop a lot and they stink. I keep my old cardboard egg cartons, to replace their 'hides' regularly, also. Been working for the few weeks I've had my gecko and crickets.

I also found a local lady who supplies me with crickets, etc, I order plenty, if any grow too big for DotZilla to handle, before I feed them to him, I swap them back to her. I think I might just be getting the hang of this gecko parenthood stuff. lol

Erica

 

[killuminati]

you can get the cricket keepers with the tubes that the crickets crawl up and u just pull it out, those are a bit more expensive or you can get the cheaper ones with no tubes but u can just put toilet paper rolls in it, thats what I do

 

[geckonamedspot]

Alex, those crickets in a can are nutritional crud. I really don't suggest them. I think that you need to reconsider your feeding regime. Or perhaps, if you don't like having to deal with live insects, get yourself something like a crested gecko that can live off of a premade diet and doesn't require any insects.

i just use mealworms. they easy to use because all i have to do is stick them in the refrigerator and they "go to sleep" and last for months. to me its easier than using crickets.

 

[geckogirl123]

well thank you all i ended up getting the cricket keeper thanks for whoever told me to get that sorry i dident look:lol:

 

[geckofactory]

Alex: I'm sorry but this is the wrong idea. You use mealworms because it's easy rather than buying crickets for your gecko, which would be better for him. That's not the way to keep a reptile. It IS an expensive hobby, and it might get you to go out and look for where you get the food, but that is something you should have thought about before you got your gecko. Our responsibility as reptile keepers includes doing what we can to get healthy geckos, in an enclosure that immitates the wild as good as we can.
If your gecko is a bad feeder, try something else than crickets, like dubia roaches or shelfordella tartara, maybe he likes them better. It's a good alternative instead of mealworms.

I'm sorry if this was off-topic, I just wanted to point those things out.

yours,
Fabrizio

 

[dravabonieila]

well thank you all i ended up getting the cricket keeper thanks for whoever told me to get that sorry i dident look:lol:

I alternate out two of these so I can clean them in between cricket crops. I don't know if it's just me, but about 1 of every 20 crickets I put in there will wind up hopping merrily along on the floor of the living room, so you may keep an eye out for escapees!

 

[geckogirl123]

hi again i'v hade the cricket keeper with the tubes (so when you pull it out and tap on it they come out) but there ESCAPING and i dont know how!!!!
i blocked every posible crack they could escape from but some they keep on escaping....those little escape artist.......has anyone EVER hade this proplem or am i just crazy???? at least 2 of 'em escape every day!!!!!:-x and CRICKETS cost money you know:coverlaugh:

 

[killuminati]

hi again i'v hade the cricket keeper with the tubes (so when you pull it out and tap on it they come out) but there ESCAPING and i dont know how!!!!
i blocked every posible crack they could escape from but some they keep on escaping....those little escape artist.......has anyone EVER hade this proplem or am i just crazy???? at least 2 of 'em escape every day!!!!!:-x and CRICKETS cost money you know:coverlaugh:

are they escaping from the tank or the cricket keeper?

 

[geckogirl123]

the cricket keeper it drving me up a wall!!!!

 

[DotZilla]

That's why I really like my five gallon aquarium with mesh lid to keep crickets in. I can keep lots on hand, I give them water via a sponge in a small lid, oats, etc in another small lid, along with the odd potato or carrot slice. It's just too tall for them to jump out of. They can squeeze through amazingly small cracks, those cricket keepers have slotted tops for them to climb through, and, unfortunately, the smaller ones are the perfect height for them to get out of.

When I used cricket keepers I used to keep the crickets in a small one which I then placed inside a larger cricket keeper. Then they couldn't get out. I just find it's so much easier to just remove this aquarium lid, tap the egg carton pieces (which the crickets are all nestled on) into my calcium shaker, and then tip them into the gecko tank. I also have another five gallon tank to put either the crickets in while I clean out their 'home', or for DotZilla when I clean his home out.

Erica

 

[geckogirl123]

thanks for the info dotzilla but i really dont have all the money in the world to go but another aquarium right now and i just got the cricket keeper so i dont want to just let it go so....can crickets really slid though those bars? and should i just tape it up or what???:roll:

 

[geckofactory]

I'm simply using plastic boxes to house my crickets, which is way cheaper than cricket boxes or aquariums. IKEA has some nice sized boxes to use, but I guess any other plastic box works as well.

yours,
Fabrizio

 

[DotZilla]

I'm poor, too. lol One of the aquariums I bought, for $10.00 with the lid. The other one someone gave me, she was throwing it away. So, not much investment there. Keep your eyes open for a yard sale. Lots of people get rid of aquariums, etc.

Crickets are very 'squeezable', they can get through very small gaps. If the cricket keeper is tall enough they can't get out. My first cricket keeper was the smallest one, they ALLLLLL got out of THAT one. lol My kitten thinks they're lovely toys.

Erica

 

[killuminati]

I have a small cricket keeper and theres no possible way they can get out, unless the 1mm thin. You must have a different one then me? You can always try a ice cream bucket, or take the cricket keeper back