Cricket odor
- Thread starter HankeyPoo
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This might help....
https://www.cricketsmode.com/do-crickets-smell/
https://www.cricketsmode.com/do-crickets-smell/
HankeyPoo
Established Member
It does for sure! I didn’t realize dead crickets or their temp make a difference... I thought it was their poop on the egg cartons so I was constantly changing them but still couldn’t get rid of that dull nasty smell
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Great article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though. 
SourGrape4u
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Crickets nasty, roaches good/clean/no smell
jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
Great article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though.
I saw a person do this several years ago and for the longest time It was in my plans to try and have a cricket colony that kept reproducing, but haven't gotten around to it yet lol.
MissSkittles
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I usually use banded crickets. I’ve got quite an excess of springtails and dwarf white isos in my roach bins. Think I’ll give this a try.
jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
Let us know how it goes, you going to try and get them to breed?
MissSkittles
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I guess I’ll just see how it goes & if it works. Not having to buy crickets would be great, but I fear I’d end up with thousands of the buggers.
switch to dubia roachesY do they smell sooo bad?? Is there anything I can do to make them not smell (as bad)?? It’s very faint but rancid... almost feel bad feeding them to my hank
coastal_chameleon
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I did this unintentionally , I think the substrate I used had cricket eggs because I let it sit out side for a couple months . I set up a roach bin using that substrate and started seeing pinheads popping up so I removed the roaches and let the crickets so their thing . I keep one side dampish and the other side dry , theirs always crickets in there now , most iv seen was maybe 75 or so . I haven't been able to get my numbers higher than that ( maybe they are eating the eggs that's why cricket breeders cover the lay box with meshGreat article/info! I’ve been wondering about keeping my crickets in a bioactive bin, same as I keep my roaches. Haven’t ever read about anyone doing that though.
jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
I had crickets breed in my enclosure once. Very few numbers though. @coastal_chameleon I'm sold now, going to try it lol
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yup...I’m just waiting on a cricket delivery and gonna try it too.
jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
Look at that, bioactive cricket keeping becoming a trend almost overnight. Who else is with us?
Thatwizard420
Chameleon Enthusiast
I guess keeping them in vermiculite helps with odor.
fred.like.freddie.
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For like a week I had my crickets kept in a shoe box size cardboard box with an egg carton and they don't smell at all. They have no substrate either which I read can add to their odor. I feel bad keeping them in such a small space so I'm putting them in a large plastic bin. I have no I idea if carboard makes a difference or not but I don't know if I would recommend it because I bought 15 from Petco and 8 of them died. Kind of terrible at cricket keeping but I read up on break so maybe more will actually stay alive next time lol
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Tried it...they still stank.
SourGrape4u
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Yea 15 isnt going to stink, try 500 or a 1000 though...sooo horrible of a smell, not to mention they eat each other alive or dead...
