Thought on ripping the cricket’s hind legs off?

[C0nwayy]

I use a larger tote so if a cricket is about to escape, it just escapes back into the bin...

Then I use a feeder run for my insects and I have very minimal escapees.

I’ll take a look at that!

 

[C0nwayy]

I dont know if I have seen this method mentioned here before, but this is what i do....

Two plastic cups (I used the ones you can get from the deli in any supermarket)

Put a little supplement at the bottom of first cup, drop in crickets, carefully place second cup inside first cup s that the crickets are basically now stuck between the two cups with the supplement. Then...shake, shake, shake.

It scrambles the crickets brains a bit, and they are now a bit dizzy and much easier to handle.

I feel like this is more humane that cutting of legs or freezing. Just they just get a little shaken up.

I mean they do drop their hind legs as a mechanism

 

[C0nwayy]

Those crickets look quite large... What size are you buying?

There is absolutely NO need to remove the legs off crickets.

Some are big (4-5) the rest are small.

 

[Fchamel]

LOL!

Yeah! ? ? ?

 

[PetNcs]

Removing insect legs when alive is animaö torture and cruelty and is never an acceptable practice.

 

[Panther678]

Removing insect legs when alive is animaö torture and cruelty and is never an acceptable practice.

What about with locusts they have barbs that can irritate the throat I'm not saying we should be ripping legs off as crickets are fine but locusts have barbs on thier legs.

 

[PetNcs]

What about with locusts they have barbs that can irritate the throat I'm not saying we should be ripping legs off as crickets are fine but locusts have barbs on thier legs.

If Yöu need to remove,
Kill it first and rhen remove

Removong them while alive is terrible unacceptable crielty

 

[Beman]

Some are big (4-5) the rest are small.

Ok and this is why I am mentioning it because all of them in that picture look like adult crickets. We have to feed size appropriate feeders. Especially to a young cham. You said yours was only like 2 months old. At that age they should be getting no larger then a 1/4 inch size cricket. These are also called 2 week old or small crickets. This is important because a baby that small will back off of eating if the feeders are too large for them. And at that age you should be feeding as much as baby will eat in the correct size.

 

[C0nwayy]

Ok and this is why I am mentioning it because all of them in that picture look like adult crickets. We have to feed size appropriate feeders. Especially to a young cham. You said yours was only like 2 months old. At that age they should be getting no larger then a 1/4 inch size cricket. These are also called 2 week old or small crickets. This is important because a baby that small will back off of eating if the feeders are too large for them. And at that age you should be feeding as much as baby will eat in the correct size.

I know, yeah, they’re small, don’t worry, I have a video of him eating them

 

[Beman]

I know, yeah, they’re small, don’t worry, I have a video of him eating them

Well those aren't small that you showed... But I am glad you know.

 

[C0nwayy]

Well those aren't small that you showed... But I am glad you know.

These two are a bit big but the rest is full of 1/4 crickets. :/ Yes there are some huge crickets in there like the male at the bottom but i plan to save them to make a cricket farm ?

 

[C0nwayy]

If Yöu need to remove,
Kill it first and rhen remove

Removong them while alive is terrible unacceptable crielty

But a chameleon won’t eat it dead bro

 

[PetNcs]

But a chameleon won’t eat it dead bro

It is easy to teach him
Do Not
Call me bro pöease

 

[C0nwayy]

It is easy to teach him
Do Not
Call me bro pöease

Sorry I won’t call you bro :,))
I apologize
And, how can I get him to eat dead bugs?

 

[PetNcs]

Feed him eg from pincers

 

[CasqueAbove]

Yeah mine’s a 2 month old baby and, I just don’t want crickets vibing around my room in case of escaping or hiding in the enclosure and then coming out at night to gang up on my cham :,))

Use a small sized mason jar. The crickets cant jump out, but the cham can get them easily from the top with a branch across it.

 

[CasqueAbove]

Feed him eg from pincers

Yes one they learn they will eat dead. You don't need to pull legs off.

Edit:
So this was unclear

What I meant was, if they get use to eating from tongs or pincers, they will ear FRESH KILLED insects. I have to feed my male this way. I have to kill the bugs so the don't injur his throught. He has no tongue, so I have to place the bugs way back. He has learned. If I just hold still he will line up and get it back to where it needs to be.

But this is way over complicated unless necessary. My 2 1/2 month olds catch the crickets just fine. I use a plastic little cup thing with rounded sides, but the mason jar is best. No escapes.

 

[Ramrod]

Off with thier heads.? That will slow em down??

 

[C0nwayy]

Yes one they learn they will eat dead. You don't need to pull legs off.

Edit:
So this was unclear

What I meant was, if they get use to eating from tongs or pincers, they will ear FRESH KILLED insects. I have to feed my male this way. I have to kill the bugs so the don't injur his throught. He has no tongue, so I have to place the bugs way back. He has learned. If I just hold still he will line up and get it back to where it needs to be.

But this is way over complicated unless necessary. My 2 1/2 month olds catch the crickets just fine. I use a plastic little cup thing with rounded sides, but the mason jar is best. No escapes.

My baby cham still runs off from tongs so ?

 

[CasqueAbove]

My baby cham still runs off from tongs so ?

Use the jar. It is easiest