DYING CRICKETS

[lthrbecks]

Anyone any ideas why so many of my crickets are dying daily. They're well fed, warm, watered and lots of room. Strange!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/search/692275/?q=dying+crickets&o=relevance

 

[nightanole]

#1 they fart themselves to death due to the ammonia not escaping. Almost all sides need to be screen in a high humidity environment.

#2 the last batch of crickets was immune to the virus, and this batch was not, so within a week or so the crickets can not move the legs.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

#1 they fart themselves to death

Jiminy!

 

[jacksonchamnew]

I read to give they orange slices and bread from breeder here. Mine die because cham is not eating them. Eating superworms and started colonies of 2 species of roaches but no luck yet.

 

[lthrbecks]

Maybe I don't need to use my halogen lamp in the hot weather! But I know they love the heat

 

[DocZ]

What type of crickets do you have? When I get browns, they die pretty quickly. If I get bandeds, I rarely have many losses

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Mine die because cham is not eating them.

? ...As opposed to dying because your chameleon is eating them?

 

[lthrbecks]

Brown only as I've heard black are more aggressive! I cannot stand their incessant chirping when they escape so only buy instar 3. Inevitably they will mature anyway and begin chirping!

Got my first green grasshopper today amongst the ones I bought!

 

[DocZ]

Brown only as I've heard black are more aggressive! I cannot stand their incessant chirping when they escape so only buy instar 3. Inevitably they will mature anyway and begin chirping!

Got my first green grasshopper today amongst the ones I bought!

The bandeds definitely have more karaoke parties than the browns did in my experience

 

[nightanole]

Ive always wanted to breed the black ones. I have found some huge ones. Still to afraid its going to eat the cham while the cham sleeps. Crickets will eat anything dead or alive.

 

[Ares05]

Ive always wanted to breed the black ones. I have found some huge ones. Still to afraid its going to eat the cham while the cham sleeps. Crickets will eat anything dead or alive.

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No thanks!!

 

[lthrbecks]

Ive always wanted to breed the black ones. I have found some huge ones. Still to afraid its going to eat the cham while the cham sleeps. Crickets will eat anything dead or alive.

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No way! That's a scorpion

 

[NashansCamos]

#1 they fart themselves to death due to the ammonia not escaping. Almost all sides need to be screen in a high humidity environment.

#2 the last batch of crickets was immune to the virus, and this batch was not, so within a week or so the crickets can not move the legs.

perfect example why i don't feed them!

 

[lthrbecks]

You don't gut feed

 

[NashansCamos]

You don't gut feed

no I don't feed crickets to my chams

 

[Blizzy07]

no I don't feed crickets to my chams

Can i ask why?

 

[NashansCamos]

Can i ask why?

not the healthiest of choices and they stink and die and are annoying and chirp and are fast. lol

 

[Blizzy07]

Im starting to hate them lol

 

[NashansCamos]

Im starting to hate them lol

youre not the first