Is it normal for crickets to die this fast?

[Mentat]

...Any tips to help me prolong their life? I recently move them away from the carrier where my baby pacman is because I thought being next to the heat pad could be causing this. I put in a different place that will be around room temp (74-78F) and I'm feeding them fluker's orange cube....

First stop feeding the crickets those orange cubes. Gut load them with Repashy's Bug Burger or fresh veggies. I keep mine in a ExoTerra small breeding box with a piece of egg carton. The large ones do not live long, but should be able to get a week or two before they die of old age.

Night crawlers (available at Walmart's sports section) are a good food if your frog will eat them. Ground and aquatic frogs do, but many tree frogs don't. Crickets and all food should be the sized same as distance between frog's mouth. Can cut earthworms from pointy end and they will heal. I rinse the dirt off in dechlorinated water, pat dry with paper towels, dust, and feed them to frog.

Dubias are good feeders available in pet shops or online. If using many, it's economical to culture your own. Good luck !

[poison]

If you were to do roaches I would go with Blatta lateralis over dubia. These guys make a great replacement for crickets and unlike dubia they wont hide 24/7. Check out http://aaronpauling.com

[kueluck]

I agree w/Poison on the red runner roaches. It's my main feeders for the AGTF, WTF and toads that I tend to. I get mine at Red Runners (Turkish Roaches) and I've never had any issues.