Crickets died

[Pogochewy]

I just bought a back of large crickets from petco. I kept them in a well ventilated container with food water. However less then 24 hours after I bought them every single cricket was almost dead. They were all seemingly partially paralized, and were dragging themselves by only a few legs or just laying there moving only a few legs. Does anyone have an idea as to what could have caused this?

 

[asongforyou]

I just bought a back of large crickets from petco. I kept them in a well ventilated container with food water. However less then 24 hours after I bought them every single cricket was almost dead. They were all seemingly partially paralized, and were dragging themselves by only a few legs or just laying there moving only a few legs. Does anyone have an idea as to what could have caused this?

Were the crickets from the packaged container or were they bagged?

 

[Mike Fisher]

I just bought a back of large crickets from petco. I kept them in a well ventilated container with food water. However less then 24 hours after I bought them every single cricket was almost dead. They were all seemingly partially paralized, and were dragging themselves by only a few legs or just laying there moving only a few legs. Does anyone have an idea as to what could have caused this?

Yes, sounds like the cricket virus to me.

 

[tbyrd20]

It could have been too hot also & they may have suffocated? :/ idk this just happened to me as well.

 

[iTsJusTMe]

This has happened to me a handful of times Call petco and simply ask if you can take them back for live ones. The petsmart I used to get mine from wouod let me do this if I had my receipt. Since then I invested in some tubs from walmart and started to farm my own wich is very easy. There are some YouTube videos you can take a look at. I'll never buy crickets again ... good luck.