Found hundreds of babies crickets..

[Vincentuanluu]

I found hundreds of babies crickets in my old crickets bin. Didn't have time to clean it or empty it so I left the soil and food in there for a week and when I was going clean it to place my veiled in there while cleaning cage, I found tiny tiny crickets moving around everywhere. I had holes drilled for ventilation and I think they can climb out of th bin.

I placed the bin outside till I figure what to do.
So my question is, how can I transfer them to another bin without killing them all?

 

[jajeanpierre]

I found hundreds of babies crickets in my old crickets bin. Didn't have time to clean it or empty it so I left the soil and food in there for a week and when I was going clean it to place my veiled in there while cleaning cage, I found tiny tiny crickets moving around everywhere. I had holes drilled for ventilation and I think they can climb out of th bin.

I placed the bin outside till I figure what to do.
So my question is, how can I transfer them to another bin without killing them all?

Lucky you! You can leave them where they are. A wide band of clear packing tape will stop them from climbing--they can't climb on the slick packing tape surface per Ghann's Crickets. You can. Cover up the holes below the strip of tape.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

Lucky you! You can leave them where they are. A wide band of clear packing tape will stop them from climbing--they can't climb on the slick packing tape surface per Ghann's Crickets. You can. Cover up the holes below the strip of tape.

Thanks Janet

 

[Kclarke02]

I agree, lucky you!! Now you'll be stocked for a while!

 

[guanagator]

Hahaha good for you, I've tried to do this with only moderate succes. You can use the bin they are in to raise them and just get/ use another for your feeder size ones. A friend uses 4 bins total and has been breeding them for awhile by just letting 30-40 make it to adulthood and breed I believe he said it's about a 5 week cycle. I trade him roaches for crickets every so often, I've got the different roaches down but always have issues with crickets. I think it just gets too hot for the babies where I keep my feeders this time of year.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

I agree, lucky you!! Now you'll be stocked for a while!

Thanks hahaaha now the waiting game for them to grow up lol

 

[Vincentuanluu]

Hahaha good for you, I've tried to do this with only moderate succes. You can use the bin they are in to raise them and just get/ use another for your feeder size ones. A friend uses 4 bins total and has been breeding them for awhile by just letting 30-40 make it to adulthood and breed I believe he said it's about a 5 week cycle. I trade him roaches for crickets every so often, I've got the different roaches down but always have issues with crickets. I think it just gets too hot for the babies where I keep my feeders this time of year.

I've been looking everywhere for roaches in Canada but I don't think Canadian sells them sadly..

 

[Vincentuanluu]

Can crickets survive outside night temperature? My wife freaking out cause we found some crickets running loose around house...

 

[Kclarke02]

Can crickets survive outside night temperature? My wife freaking out cause we found some crickets running loose around house...

I've had that happen before when I had some baby crickets in my batch. Im not an expert but I'd think they would be fine as long as it's not too cold outside...?

 

[Rayzilla]

What is the suitable temperature range for crickets? And what about humidity levels?

And I may as well ask here too for Dubia Roaches?

Thanks.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

What is the suitable temperature range for crickets? And what about humidity levels?

And I may as well ask here too for Dubia Roaches?

Thanks.

Mine apparently hatched at room temp 70-75 with 80-82 during day. Not sure about humidity, didn't spray soil or anything.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

I've had that happen before when I had some baby crickets in my batch. Im not an expert but I'd think they would be fine as long as it's not too cold outside...?

Hopefully because I have a ten gallon tank setup for crickets with two bins they needs to be put outside and i use crickets from the 10 gallon to feed too.

As you can see in the picture there a plastic container on top of the cage, it was from old laying bin that took from and today when I notice the old bin was full of babies I checked the plastic container too and can see some babies buried trying get out but I accidentally spilled it outside...