I did not have a lay tub just some soil for them...will have to re do it and make something like that...I had them outside and left them on the porch all night and a coon ripped off the screen lid top I had over it, but amazingly enough the crickets didn't leave they were still in the bucket so they must have liked it in there, not sure what the coon was going after though...lol. but I let the crickets go, I like to hear them chirp too but until I can figure out where to put them so hubby doesn't hear them I will wait on trying to raise some, plus i only have one froggy so I don't actually need to raise them just yet, was just practicing for when I do get more froggies...a red eye tree frog is on my wish list...and a new terrarium for it