Hey so I'm having trouble keeping my feeder crickets alive. I have them in a cricket keeper cage which has plenty of ventilation. I have flukers orange cubes and was recommended gerbil food with alfalfa to help gut load. The tank was just cleaned (with just warm water). I got a new batch of 50 half inch crickets and over night I found many dead ones. They have been cleaned out already. The temperature is in the 60s where I keep them which I was told was too cold so I bought a uth. After I got it home and opened I realized it's not meant for plastic. Could it be the temperature that's killing them? If so is there anyway I can use the uth heater without melting the cage? It's the zoo med reptitherm mini uth 4w.
Feeder crickets keep dying
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Seth9999
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I keep few hundred crickets in big tupwear. I have small uth setting right underneath. Zoo med. I haven't had any problems. You could put something under corners cricket cage on one end to elevate it. Slide uth underneath
I threw out flukers stuff, bought big bag of collard, mustard, turnip greens. That goes in one bowl, cracked bearded dragon food ,with been pollen in another bowl. I fold up paper towel stick in shallow dish for water bowl.
Crickets live to they bread, get fat, then fall off. I did have batch that started dieing. Cleaned everything , still died. Replaced with there offspring doing fine. Detailed care sheet around here on crickets. Hope this helps
I threw out flukers stuff, bought big bag of collard, mustard, turnip greens. That goes in one bowl, cracked bearded dragon food ,with been pollen in another bowl. I fold up paper towel stick in shallow dish for water bowl.
Crickets live to they bread, get fat, then fall off. I did have batch that started dieing. Cleaned everything , still died. Replaced with there offspring doing fine. Detailed care sheet around here on crickets. Hope this helps
I'll try elevating the cage and put the uth under and see what happens. If they still keep dying I will try switching the food and water and see if that helps. Thank you!
Yes they have a small piece of egg carton in there to climb on. I also have 2 dishes inside. 1 with water jelly and another with food. I was also recommended to cut a piece of carrot and put it in. Might have to try that.