Long term cricket housing?

[PeriTanz]

Hey! How is everyone housing crickets for longer periods of time than a few days? Daily container change with food change?
When can you start feeding your chameleon different kinds of worms?

* member sandrachameleon's May 2011 dry gutload for crickets rocks! i could almosttt eat it myself

 

[Chamero]

Large Rubbermaid container with a few egg crates. Gutload with lots of stuff.

 

[carol5208]

10 gallon tank with screen lid. Easy to scrap the poop off on the glass bottom. I used a paint scraper!!! Cardboard egg cartons for them to hide in.

 

[DAD3886]

im just using a rubbermaid container and three small cricket carriers i have a plan in store for an experiment with my cham and his feeders

 

[Ekproject]

I use a big rubber tote (sp?).

 

[jdog1027]

im just using a rubbermaid container and three small cricket carriers i have a plan in store for an experiment with my cham and his feeders

What is your experiment if you don't mind me asking?

 

[PeriTanz]

Im also curious about this experiment...??

OKay so it seems like people are using larger containers than i have been. Are you just changing out food and water dishes daily?

 

[sdheli420]

10 gallon tank with screen lid. Easy to scrap the poop off on the glass bottom. I used a paint scraper!!! Cardboard egg cartons for them to hide in.

see carol is the master..i just got done cleaning my crickey bin (the big guys) and the turds had to be scrubed with hot water..i was just thinking i should have three 10 gal glass aquariums stacked...i may change to the glass..pain to clean


P.S i found a good trick for smell control..i have a huge bush of it outside i use for bbqing..but some fresh rosemary thrown into the crix cage..and the odor is just eatin up by it..it leaves a fresh, almost piney smell..

 

[sdheli420]

Im also curious about this experiment...??

OKay so it seems like people are using larger containers than i have been. Are you just changing out food and water dishes daily?

i change my food trays for them every three days or so, unless i see mold starting on the veggies..

ohh and for water..i have a lid to a cup with a handfull of cotton balls soaked in water..cant drown, but is super wet..

 

[DAD3886]

yes i change paper towels twice daily i put one in in the morning and then again around 7pm.I pre sliced my gutload items into baggies and just places a few slices in each container..once i see there getting nasty or dryed out i take them out.