housing pin heads?

[nightanole]

Hey how do you house pin heads till they are large enough to not fit through window screen material? Just a foot deep tub with packing tape along the edges?

I wanted to start growing crickets since my bulk orders suck. either they are baked during july/aug/sept, or they are froze oct/nov/dec/jan/feb/mar (ya ohio sucks). My 1000 cricket order from mulberry has allready had a 10-15% die off in shipping, and 2 days later another 10-15% die off. I feel bad asking for a replacement shipment, and its even colder now than last week (last week was in the 40's at night).

 

[coldbloodedAL]

I dont raise pinheads but I always pick them up @ the taylor reptile show in MI for that reason.. im not sure where you are located in OH but if your in the toledo area its not too far of a drive

 

[TheLivingLegend]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/ferretinmyshoes/511-keeping-crickets.html

Maybe move the screen up high so they cant get to it. I have 2 large lee cricket keepers and had to ventilate them, including the caps. Home DePot sells aquarium safe silicone, will be in a green and black tube, dont use any other silicones they have.

 

[nightanole]

Ya thats the cricket tub i use. But the problem is the screen gauge wide enough so that 1/8" crickets can filter through. I wasnt sure if i could just "tub" them till they got big enough for the big boy tanks.

 

[mcleodschams]

I house mine in a Rubbermaid with packing tape around the edge and screen top that's it I feed em bug burger and I line the bottom with commercial food the flukers crap but it keeps em alive better I findthey need constant water and food