What do you keep your crickets in?

[Mr Bee]

I'm just wondering how to keep some crickets for when I get my FBT setup done.

Side point - Am I right in thinking you generally feed 2 crickets per FBT 2 to 3 times a week (or is that not enough/too much?)?


Anyway, back to topic about how and where to keep a stock of crickets; I've read bad things about those Kricket Keeper tubs, in that small crickets can escape through the vent holes, and they're genrally not very good. What do people actually use to keep them in so they stay alive, but don't escape? I thought of using an ice-cream tub, ur will they all just jump out when I take the lid off?

I'm assuming they jump..... do they? or do they fly or anything?

[ViperJr]

There's an in-depth article on culturing crickets (and what to keep them in) in the How to-article section:
http://www.frogforum.net/content/cul...e-cricket-145/
And yes, they can jump, but not fly.

Hope this helps!

[mafoo]

i just have crickets stocked in my thing at all times and i use the glass bowl trick where u take a 2inch deep glass bowl and bury it in there a bit and u put the crickets in there and they cant get out so its better on the frogs and they dont get a mouthfull of moss. when storing them i use a small cricket keeper and i use 3 week old crickets and they never escape from there as far as i know. id get a cricket keeper since they have worked awesome for me and no crickets have jump out when i open the lid (barely need to open it since there is tubes the crickets go into and you just take the tubs out and the crickets go out from there. id check out the guy aboves link cause that has some good info on it

[ApxWingman]

i just have crickets stocked in my thing at all times and i use the glass bowl trick where u take a 2inch deep glass bowl and bury it in there a bit and u put the crickets in there and they cant get out so its better on the frogs and they dont get a mouthfull of moss. when storing them i use a small cricket keeper and i use 3 week old crickets and they never escape from there as far as i know. id get a cricket keeper since they have worked awesome for me and no crickets have jump out when i open the lid (barely need to open it since there is tubes the crickets go into and you just take the tubs out and the crickets go out from there. id check out the guy aboves link cause that has some good info on it

I am doing the same thing with the cricket keeper. It's awesome, I have never had any jump out and easy for dusting too.

[Sublime]

I bought a 18 gallon Sterilite tub from Walmart for $8. Just a standard black tub that was on sale and I cut out the top and layed down aluminum screen mesh on the top for ventilation. Picked up aluminum screening at home depot for $5 for a roll. Then used a hot glue gun with a glue that bonds plastic and metal well. Here's the result... Cheap setup and works really well.

Outside of the bin:



Inside shot with food dishes and egg crates; I house about 250-500 adults in here at a time for a week:


Clear packing tape along the side walls so the crickets can't escape, they can climb the rough walls of the inside (No escapes and I have this bin in my room):

[flybyferns]

Mr Bee,

If you are interested, I shared what I do with my crickets. . See post "Gourmet Crickets" in:

"Food, Feeders, Live, Frozen, Culturing" forum ( 19 hours ago)

[badkelpie]

I just dump in a dozen or two medium sized crickets every week or so. I don't worry about them nibbling the toads (like they can do with lizards), because of the toxins. I have 2 toads.

[heyjude2200]

I use a cricket keeper. I order the crickets online because the local pet store was very inconsistent with cricket size, sometimes they were too larger for my FBT's. Online you can order very specific sizes such as 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" etc. When I buy the small ones, occasionally a few may get out of the cricket keeper, so I leave it in the bathtub, (except when I'm showering of course) It works great, if one gets out they can't escape and they are easy to catch.

[s6t6nic6l]

i just have crickets stocked in my thing at all times and i use the glass bowl trick where u take a 2inch deep glass bowl and bury it in there a bit and u put the crickets in there and they cant get out so its better on the frogs and they dont get a mouthfull of moss. when storing them i use a small cricket keeper and i use 3 week old crickets and they never escape from there as far as i know. id get a cricket keeper since they have worked awesome for me and no crickets have jump out when i open the lid (barely need to open it since there is tubes the crickets go into and you just take the tubs out and the crickets go out from there. id check out the guy aboves link cause that has some good info on it

I am doing the same thing with the cricket keeper. It's awesome, I have never had any jump out and easy for dusting too.

I use a cricket keeper. I order the crickets online because the local pet store was very inconsistent with cricket size, sometimes they were too larger for my FBT's. Online you can order very specific sizes such as 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" etc. When I buy the small ones, occasionally a few may get out of the cricket keeper, so I leave it in the bathtub, (except when I'm showering of course) It works great, if one gets out they can't escape and they are easy to catch.

ideal as far as i'm concerned too. just remember to keep the tube(s), i only use one in mine, clean inside and especially the outer to prevent climbing. if you get a small coffee/jam/etc jar, you can measure out the right amount of your dusting powder into the jar then tap the crickets from the tube to easily dust the feeder food. then simply empty the contents into your critters abode.

[Stu]

I've been using a cricket keeper which I then place inside a larger cardboard box. I found that some of the tiny crickets were occasionally escaping through the ventilation holes in the cricket keeper, so the cardboard box prevents them from going far.