Quote Originally Posted by elly View Post
So curbsite cricket pickup it is! I bought a bunch of little ones along with my normal order. Maybe I can keep them alive.

I think my problem may be airflow and the humidity in my house. Even if I remove old food before it molds the crickets are clearly getting sick from something. The humidity in my place is great for frogs, not so much for bugs.

I tried putting some vermiculite at the bottom of my bin of small crickets like someone did in a video I watched. Hopefully that will soak up smell and maybe air moisture too.
I was having a similar issue with my crickets too until I increased the airflow! As long as I keep enough food and water in with them, they don't eat one another and the only dead ones I find are the older ones, usually the females after they have laid their eggs! As far as controlling the humidity... I've been thinking about adding a charcoal pouch into their container. Charcoal is great for absorbing moisture and also cleaning the air and helps keep it smelling fresher. I wonder if anyone else has ever tried that???