Dawniegirl
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It seemed like something out of a Sci Fi 
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So there is lately one, two or three crickets tops still in his cage sometimes. I usually try to get them out but if I can't get to them easily I'll leave them. I fear that they might try to eat Diego so I'll been leaving a small piece apple in a little dish in the bottom of Diego's cage so they have something to eat other then him & hope he gets the well fed cricket(s) in the morning. This morning I came down early & checked on him, he was sleeping on the side of his cage no longer in his plant like he was at night. I wouldn't have wanted to sleep on that plant either.....
Soooo here's what happened... Last night I cleaned out the cage bottom & removed the cheese cloth that was around his plant bottom & then added more small heavy rocks to the soil because I wasn't ready to replace the cheese cloth yet. He went to sleep on his plant. I spotted 2 crickets that I could not easily get out w/o disturbing him & pulling out branches... so I did like I've been doing if there is a cricket or 2 & put in a small piece of apple. This morning I woke & went to check him, he should have still be asleep & on his plant. I found him asleep but on the side of his cage hanging onto his screen. I thought how strange. Then I heard it.... weird movement sounds coming from his plant, like there was a small snake under the rocks or lots of bugs moving the rocks around. I couldn't see anything, room was dimmly lite. I got a flash light & still didn't see anything but the noise was coming from his plant & sounded like there could be more then a few cricket in there. I looked over at the small dish w/ the apple & there where 5 medium 1/2 inch crickets in there & one on the cage door screen. Also found one in the plant on top of the soil & walking on the rocks What to do!!!! I'm wondering if they have breed in the plant or maybe just built up. I think they were kinda trapped under the rocks that I added & trying to come up I will further inspect the cage when I get home. Is it possible they breed in the plant & if so what kinda problem am I lookin at? Should I get rid of the plant? Try to repot, rinse off & add new soil? That sound coming from the plant really creeped me out!!! Ohhhh poor Diego, that must have been frightful for him
I'm thinking maybe removing the cheese cloth made them come up so to speak. What should I do? TIA!!!!!!!!!
...So there is lately one, two or three crickets tops still in his cage sometimes. I usually try to get them out but if I can't get to them easily I'll leave them. I fear that they might try to eat Diego so I'll been leaving a small piece apple in a little dish in the bottom of Diego's cage so they have something to eat other then him & hope he gets the well fed cricket(s) in the morning. This morning I came down early & checked on him, he was sleeping on the side of his cage no longer in his plant like he was at night. I wouldn't have wanted to sleep on that plant either.....
Soooo here's what happened... Last night I cleaned out the cage bottom & removed the cheese cloth that was around his plant bottom & then added more small heavy rocks to the soil because I wasn't ready to replace the cheese cloth yet. He went to sleep on his plant. I spotted 2 crickets that I could not easily get out w/o disturbing him & pulling out branches... so I did like I've been doing if there is a cricket or 2 & put in a small piece of apple. This morning I woke & went to check him, he should have still be asleep & on his plant. I found him asleep but on the side of his cage hanging onto his screen. I thought how strange. Then I heard it.... weird movement sounds coming from his plant, like there was a small snake under the rocks or lots of bugs moving the rocks around. I couldn't see anything, room was dimmly lite. I got a flash light & still didn't see anything but the noise was coming from his plant & sounded like there could be more then a few cricket in there. I looked over at the small dish w/ the apple & there where 5 medium 1/2 inch crickets in there & one on the cage door screen. Also found one in the plant on top of the soil & walking on the rocks
What to do!!!! I'm wondering if they have breed in the plant or maybe just built up. I think they were kinda trapped under the rocks that I added & trying to come up I will further inspect the cage when I get home. Is it possible they breed in the plant & if so what kinda problem am I lookin at? Should I get rid of the plant? Try to repot, rinse off & add new soil? That sound coming from the plant really creeped me out!!! Ohhhh poor Diego, that must have been frightful for him I'm thinking maybe removing the cheese cloth made them come up so to speak. What should I do? TIA!!!!!!!!!
