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How to keep these crickets alive?
I just bought a pack of 15 small crickets and I need them to say alive for 3 days. I have them in a plastic bag. I heard that I could feed them apples to keep them alive longer, but should I transfer them out of the bag and into a container with holes or just leave them in the bag? I dont have any cricket holders bu I could just poke holes into a container. What should I do to keep them alive?
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- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
Not to be rude, but you should have prepared a place where the crickets could've stayed in advance. Keep in mind, that they are escape artists, and are really fast therefore, hard to catch.
Like u mentioned, apples are great. They provide the proper moisture and nutrients for them. I think a small slice of it will sustain your 15 small crickets for a day. Just replace it with a fresh one daily. Cuz the apples will dry out.
You could also use nearly anything else that u can find in your household.
Veggies, fruit, and more.
If you are feeding the crickets to a pet, then try feeding more nutritious things to them. This is called "gutloading."
Do not put your crickets outside, it is likely too cold or hot. I learned the hard way, all my 50 crickets (medium) I bought died because I left them outside. :'(
Put them in a container with many small air holes. Any container that they cannot climb out of is fine.
Hope this helped! :)
- O ManLv 66 years ago
Throwing a damp piece of carrot or other veg in the holding box will keep them aliv3e for three days. If you want them to last longer you'l;l need to set them upv properly in a box with air holes and a tight fitting lid - storage cointainers are ideal.