Ants in my crickets tub....

[npena]

Ok so i bought a 1000 crickets from LLL last week. I keep them in a Rubbermaid tub with egg crates and crkiet feed (feed and veggies) and water dish meant for crickets. i clean the cage once a week. i keep them outside due to the smell and the space. they are under a porch and yesterday my whole tube was infested with ants. i tried to save some but only saved like 100. but i moved them to the garage and they died off from the heat. so how can i keep the ants out without risking the health of my chams. any addvice will help greatly. thank you-Noe

 

[Psi]

Put your cricket tub inside one of those cheap kids baby pools.

Fill with water.

Ant proof! (assuming it doesn't touch the sides)

 

[chamelisa]

Crickets will not smell if you do it right.

Keeping them outdoors, you're asking for ants. Ants love you now that they know you have crickets.

I keep crickets in tubs inside our guesthouse and they do not smell. I've been doing this since mid May and they just don't smell at all.

Here's what I do:

I use deep large plastictubs. No lids. I have air circulating in the room. Heat emitters are over the crickets to keep them eating and growing. Food is only a mixture of cricket crack and added grains pulverized in a food processor. Water is provided by water crystals and when they dry out or get dirty, it gets thrown out.

Everything is kept clean but I don't think I clean the tubs weekly. It's not necessary. They are very clean. All I do during the week is refill their food and water. I suggest you keep food dry. Gutload before feeding off to chameleons. No need to feed them that wet stuff all the time. I think the smell is what you are feeding them and if it kills the crickets, then they will rot.

 

[npena]

thanks

thanks guys for your comments. i have no where to place them inside so i placed my tun into a another tub that was slightly larger and filled the bigger one with water. its working so far so thanks for the idea.