Geckozilla0439
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Hi!
I have a problem I don't know what to do about. I have a large storage-life bin with holes poked at the top that I keep my crickets in. It's been working well for over a year, but lately I'm having a big issue.
Literally every single day I find at least one decomposing cricket that is full of maggots. I'm assuming they are Fruit Fly Larvae because what I've read matches them. I've been cleaning out the dead crickets every single day, but it doesn't matter, because if there's one dead one in the morning, there will be maggots in it. :main_angry:
My crickets don't have any substrate, and I'm thinking that that may be part of the problem, because I know that the flies will lay eggs in the feces. So, I'm going to try to put newspaper at the bottom of the bin so I can dispose of them often and keep the feces cleaned out.
But, I'm still afraid that won't help enough, because I can't afford to throw out the newspaper every single day, and like I said, one day I don't clean the bin, and I'll have a maggot mess to deal with the next. I'm sick of having to clean this thing completely every single day to keep these stupid worms out, and I have no idea what to do to get rid of them. :main_angry:
Any help would be seriously appreciated. I'm out if ideas.
Thanks for reading!
I have a problem I don't know what to do about. I have a large storage-life bin with holes poked at the top that I keep my crickets in. It's been working well for over a year, but lately I'm having a big issue.
Literally every single day I find at least one decomposing cricket that is full of maggots. I'm assuming they are Fruit Fly Larvae because what I've read matches them. I've been cleaning out the dead crickets every single day, but it doesn't matter, because if there's one dead one in the morning, there will be maggots in it. :main_angry:
My crickets don't have any substrate, and I'm thinking that that may be part of the problem, because I know that the flies will lay eggs in the feces. So, I'm going to try to put newspaper at the bottom of the bin so I can dispose of them often and keep the feces cleaned out.
But, I'm still afraid that won't help enough, because I can't afford to throw out the newspaper every single day, and like I said, one day I don't clean the bin, and I'll have a maggot mess to deal with the next. I'm sick of having to clean this thing completely every single day to keep these stupid worms out, and I have no idea what to do to get rid of them. :main_angry:
Any help would be seriously appreciated. I'm out if ideas.
Thanks for reading!
