Live Crickets
Keeping and Caring for Crickets
Live Crickets are hearty insects and do not really require any special handling, just remember that they are live creatures and need normal, common sense care. Maintain moderate
temperatures (for adult crickets 70 to 85 degrees is best, for ½ inch and smaller sizes 80 to 90 degrees). Transfer live crickets from their shipping box to a larger holding box as soon as
possible after arrival. Stand the packing materials from the shipping carton inside the holding box to provide crawling space.
Your cricket holding box should be kept clean and dry - NO SUBSTRATE! (It only provides a place for moisture to collect & contributes to odor). With Southern Bait Worm's crickets,
mortality rate should be minimal. There should never be more than a few dead crickets each day, but you are likely to see numerous "sheds" (dead skin that crickets shed as they grow -
this happens 7 times throughout their life cycle). At least twice a week, gently scrape up and remove any dead crickets and debris with a putty knife or other straight-edged object (a small
piece of cardboard, or even a business card will work). Your box does not have to be empty to do this - just be gentle and the crickets will run out of your way.
It is essential that live crickets have easy access to fresh feed and water! To insure maximum survival rate (and proper nutrition for your pet), we strongly recommend you feed your live
crickets a high-quality grain diet containing the proper amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals. It also helps to supplement their grain diet occasionally with some fruit or vegetable - a
quartered orange, apple or potato works good. Fresh water should be provided with a watering kit. If a watering kit is used, the foam donut should be washed with soap & water & rinsed
well before initial use, and the water should be changed and the kit cleaned at least twice a week.
Live Crickets are hearty insects and do not really require any special handling, just remember that they are live creatures and need normal, common sense care. Maintain moderate
temperatures (for adult crickets 70 to 85 degrees is best, for ½ inch and smaller sizes 80 to 90 degrees). Transfer live crickets from their shipping box to a larger holding box as soon as
possible after arrival. Stand the packing materials from the shipping carton inside the holding box to provide crawling space.
Your cricket holding box should be kept clean and dry - NO SUBSTRATE! (It only provides a place for moisture to collect & contributes to odor). With Southern Bait Worm's crickets,
mortality rate should be minimal. There should never be more than a few dead crickets each day, but you are likely to see numerous "sheds" (dead skin that crickets shed as they grow -
this happens 7 times throughout their life cycle). At least twice a week, gently scrape up and remove any dead crickets and debris with a putty knife or other straight-edged object (a small
piece of cardboard, or even a business card will work). Your box does not have to be empty to do this - just be gentle and the crickets will run out of your way.
It is essential that live crickets have easy access to fresh feed and water! To insure maximum survival rate (and proper nutrition for your pet), we strongly recommend you feed your live
crickets a high-quality grain diet containing the proper amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals. It also helps to supplement their grain diet occasionally with some fruit or vegetable - a
quartered orange, apple or potato works good. Fresh water should be provided with a watering kit. If a watering kit is used, the foam donut should be washed with soap & water & rinsed
well before initial use, and the water should be changed and the kit cleaned at least twice a week.
Winter shipping of crickets.
When crickets are exposed to cold temperatures they will go dormat and look like they are dead. When you receive your crickets and they appear dead put them in a warm area around 80 degrees for 2 to
3 hrs. This will warm them and they will return to normal.
When crickets are exposed to cold temperatures they will go dormat and look like they are dead. When you receive your crickets and they appear dead put them in a warm area around 80 degrees for 2 to
3 hrs. This will warm them and they will return to normal.
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