Other Turtle Discussion :: TAKING OVER

[drkstr7]

i got a box of 25 crickets and they bred in the car and now i have about like a millon of them in one small box!!!!!!
wat can i do!!?!?

[scripta_elegans]

Send them to me!

[DavidY]

Put them in a rubbermaid tub with some cardboard for them to climb on, a shallow dish of water filled with cotton balls (so they don't drown), and some oatmeal, crushed turtle pellets and leftover veggies. You'll probably need to cover the top with a screen or else cut a hole in the middle of the lid and keep the lid on since the baby crickets are good at climbing even plastic walls. They will grow to adult size within 2 weeks. Just make sure they have some moisture when they are that small (maybe lightly mist them with a spray bottle, but not too much or they'll get fungus and die).

[scripta_elegans]

or you could do that too. I cut holes in the rubbermaid, and glued screens in myself.

[marisa]

If you keep so many crickets in such a small space, they'll start to fight and become canibals and start to destroy each other. I've used moistened natural sponges to provide moisture, and there are some products you can buy that will provide nutrients as well as moisture (they can't drown).

[Starchick]

Ewwww...

[adam85491]

Making a generous donation to the pet store is an option I suppose.

[Rocky YBS]

yeah, if you dont feel happy with the crickets, give them tothe nearest pet store.

[DavidY]

Ewwww...

ha ha! don't like crickets eh? I used to think they were creepy at first (I absolutely can't stand spiders). But I've gotten really used to them now. I have to, seeing as how I've been through close to 100,000 of them over the past 4 years!

[drkstr7]

ops my brother put it in the balcony and they all died cause it was too cold

[Sendie]

Ewwww...

My feelings exactly!

[scripta_elegans]

I just had about 50 of them on me. I was changing their substrate, and they hopped on me. I think I did very well. I ran schreeching across the patio and dunked my arms in the turtle's stock tank. They were very happy with me.

[DavidY]

Ha ha! I wish I could've seen that! lol!

[scripta_elegans]

yeah. Our 80 year old neighboor was out in her garden, and she was laughing so hard, I thought she might herniate something.

[Blue Flamingo]

HeHe I can imagine, I had one cricket jump on my hand and I totally flipped out. My brother thought it was pretty funny.