Cricket odor

[HankeyPoo]

Y do they smell sooo bad?? Is there anything I can do to make them not smell (as bad)?? It’s very faint but rancid... almost feel bad feeding them to my hank

 

[kinyonga]

This might help....
https://www.cricketsmode.com/do-crickets-smell/

 

[HankeyPoo]

This might help....
https://www.cricketsmode.com/do-crickets-smell/

It does for sure! I didn’t realize dead crickets or their temp make a difference... I thought it was their poop on the egg cartons so I was constantly changing them but still couldn’t get rid of that dull nasty smell

 

[MissSkittles]

Great article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though.

 

[Shanar808]

Wow, I was just telling my sister how much I hate having to feed crickets because they stink soo bad soo quickly! I think I’m switching to dry food and I’m gonna use some window screen to ventilate my containers, keeping their temperature up is gonna be tricky tho.

 

[SourGrape4u]

Crickets nasty, roaches good/clean/no smell

 

[jamest0o0]

Great article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though.

I saw a person do this several years ago and for the longest time It was in my plans to try and have a cricket colony that kept reproducing, but haven't gotten around to it yet lol.

 

[jamest0o0]

The biggest step you can make in reducing smell for crickets is get banded crickets from a good source. They smell way less than the typical store bought. Also make sure to have plenty of ventilation, sides and top

 

[MissSkittles]

I saw a person do this several years ago and for the longest time It was in my plans to try and have a cricket colony that kept reproducing, but haven't gotten around to it yet lol.

I usually use banded crickets. I’ve got quite an excess of springtails and dwarf white isos in my roach bins. Think I’ll give this a try.

 

[jamest0o0]

I usually use banded crickets. I’ve got quite an excess of springtails and dwarf white isos in my roach bins. Think I’ll give this a try.

Let us know how it goes, you going to try and get them to breed?

 

[MissSkittles]

Let us know how it goes, you going to try and get them to breed?

I guess I’ll just see how it goes & if it works. Not having to buy crickets would be great, but I fear I’d end up with thousands of the buggers.

 

[CBee7726]

Y do they smell sooo bad?? Is there anything I can do to make them not smell (as bad)?? It’s very faint but rancid... almost feel bad feeding them to my hank

switch to dubia roaches

 

[coastal_chameleon]

Great article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though.

I did this unintentionally , I think the substrate I used had cricket eggs because I let it sit out side for a couple months . I set up a roach bin using that substrate and started seeing pinheads popping up so I removed the roaches and let the crickets so their thing . I keep one side dampish and the other side dry , theirs always crickets in there now , most iv seen was maybe 75 or so . I haven't been able to get my numbers higher than that ( maybe they are eating the eggs that's why cricket breeders cover the lay box with mesh

 

[jamest0o0]

I had crickets breed in my enclosure once. Very few numbers though. @coastal_chameleon I'm sold now, going to try it lol

 

[MissSkittles]

I had crickets breed in my enclosure once. Very few numbers though. @coastal_chameleon I'm sold now, going to try it lol

Yup...I’m just waiting on a cricket delivery and gonna try it too.

 

[jamest0o0]

Yup...I’m just waiting on a cricket delivery and gonna try it too.

Look at that, bioactive cricket keeping becoming a trend almost overnight. Who else is with us?

 

[Thatwizard420]

I guess keeping them in vermiculite helps with odor.

 

[fred.like.freddie.]

For like a week I had my crickets kept in a shoe box size cardboard box with an egg carton and they don't smell at all. They have no substrate either which I read can add to their odor. I feel bad keeping them in such a small space so I'm putting them in a large plastic bin. I have no I idea if carboard makes a difference or not but I don't know if I would recommend it because I bought 15 from Petco and 8 of them died. Kind of terrible at cricket keeping but I read up on break so maybe more will actually stay alive next time lol

 

[MissSkittles]

I guess keeping them in vermiculite helps with odor.

Tried it...they still stank.

 

[SourGrape4u]

For like a week I had my crickets kept in a shoe box size cardboard box with an egg carton and they don't smell at all. They have no substrate either which I read can add to their odor. I feel bad keeping them in such a small space so I'm putting them in a large plastic bin. I have no I idea if carboard makes a difference or not but I don't know if I would recommend it because I bought 15 from Petco and 8 of them died. Kind of terrible at cricket keeping but I read up on break so maybe more will actually stay alive next time lol

Yea 15 isnt going to stink, try 500 or a 1000 though...sooo horrible of a smell, not to mention they eat each other alive or dead...