Escaped Crickets!
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K_Wolf
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Hahaha!!!! Kitty cat sounds a lot like my dog
except my dog will bark at my dresser until it comes out from underneath....I mean, if I were a cat, I'd be pretty confused about a chirping fridge too
K_Wolf
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Gotta love those little nuggets when they catch you totally off guard.....honestly, it's become like a comedy around here. Got your wall crickets, your dresser crickets, floor crickets, on your face in the middle of the night crickets......I use the stupid critter keepers (not the cricket ones w the tubes) and mine are deff getting out of it, no idea how... Luckily I got a double reinforcement set up.. i have one big clear bin and put my 2 cricket critter keepers in it(one for small crickets and one for large crickets) then i put the plastic bin w my feeder roaches in there too then shut it.. i keep finding crickets in the bottom of the big bin tho, outside the critter keepers.. only the smaller ones.i also use big bins to transfer crickets from the keepers to a deli container feeder cup to feed, incase any try to jump out. i left 2 crickets in the chameleon cage one time and next day there was a cricket climbing my bedroom wall.
Pennychameleon
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I'm seriously getting concerned I found a minute baby cricket in with the pressies under the tree and am hoping for two things this Christmas a. No infestation and b. No crickets in presentsHelp!! I read to put a home trap did it work noooo!!
avaburns73
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I have a smaller bucket for my crickets and keep it at the bottom of my cage so if any do escape my chameleon will eat them
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Gotta love 3 year old threads lol
bombadillo2
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Did you ever figure this out?? I never use crickets anymore because they die quickly and smell. Well, today it was the only option at the pet store. I got pretty big ones. No way they can get out of my cham's cage. It is mostly glass. Screen at the top, but the crickets can't get up there unless I put them there (only put them there when I'm watching him feed).
THREE TIMES just now I'm watching TV in the other room and I see a cricket on the floor! Three times! I took each one and tossed back in to the cage.
I have one of those cricket keepers too. So I guess they must be getting out but for the life of me I can't figure out from where. it's totally sealed. And they're big crickets!
The only thing I can figure is that they jumped out while the cage doors were open, but I don't see how I wouldn't have noticed since it was only open while I was standing right in front of it.
Witchcraft!!
THREE TIMES just now I'm watching TV in the other room and I see a cricket on the floor! Three times! I took each one and tossed back in to the cage.
I have one of those cricket keepers too. So I guess they must be getting out but for the life of me I can't figure out from where. it's totally sealed. And they're big crickets!
The only thing I can figure is that they jumped out while the cage doors were open, but I don't see how I wouldn't have noticed since it was only open while I was standing right in front of it.
Witchcraft!!
bombadillo2
Member
I usually do. It was all they had at the shop today and roaches are on the way.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
If you’re leaving crickets in your cham’s enclosure...even one...make sure to put a piece of greens or veggie in for it to eat so it won’t bite your cham. And switch to roaches...so much cleaner!
bombadillo2
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Yeah I'm the one who resurrected the thread (didn't realize it would ping everyone... haha) and I never use crickets anymore, for all of the reasons we all know. Roaches are backordered from my usual sources so I had to get crickets at the store this time. Blowing my mind how they're escaping no matter how secure the keeper is. They're pretty big! For tonight I"m putting them in my kitchen trash can. Try getting out of that motherf*ckers!
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