The first batch of P***** crickets were mostly dead when I bought the punnet and the survivors only lasted a weeks or so.
Some drowned (in the little drop of water I gave them - wont do that again)
some died of old age - I think
some died when I gave them bits of kiwi skin with some of green still attached - promptly went mouldy and I think this killed some of the crickets
the carrot pieces I put in with the crickets went mouldy - see able.
The new tub of medium crickets is full of very frisky crickets (a range of sizes from what looks to me to be mature to little crickets about 5mm long.
This time I want them last a bit longer.
I've fished 6 of the bigger crickets out (boy they move quick - had a couple of escapees in this process - Lizzy will probably find them next time she's inside and on the hunt) , and put them into a smaller punnet (a small size mealworm punnet for 50g medium mealworms has been recycled for keeping them) and I've put a thick slice of fresh carrot and liberally powdered it with gut-load stuff , they have a rolled up piece of cardboard to hide in and some of that gravelly goldish colored bedding that came with my first punnet of crickets to run about on.
What else do I need to do to keep the crickets healthy and happy in the big punnet and in the small punnet (until their individual numbers come up to become Lizzy-fodder) ?
I'll be watching the carrot in both cricket keepers and if it looks like it's starting to turn mouldy I'll be getting rid of it and replacing it.
Some drowned (in the little drop of water I gave them - wont do that again)
some died of old age - I think
some died when I gave them bits of kiwi skin with some of green still attached - promptly went mouldy and I think this killed some of the crickets
the carrot pieces I put in with the crickets went mouldy - see able.
The new tub of medium crickets is full of very frisky crickets (a range of sizes from what looks to me to be mature to little crickets about 5mm long.
This time I want them last a bit longer.
I've fished 6 of the bigger crickets out (boy they move quick - had a couple of escapees in this process - Lizzy will probably find them next time she's inside and on the hunt) , and put them into a smaller punnet (a small size mealworm punnet for 50g medium mealworms has been recycled for keeping them) and I've put a thick slice of fresh carrot and liberally powdered it with gut-load stuff , they have a rolled up piece of cardboard to hide in and some of that gravelly goldish colored bedding that came with my first punnet of crickets to run about on.
What else do I need to do to keep the crickets healthy and happy in the big punnet and in the small punnet (until their individual numbers come up to become Lizzy-fodder) ?
I'll be watching the carrot in both cricket keepers and if it looks like it's starting to turn mouldy I'll be getting rid of it and replacing it.
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