Bugs in cricket order

[im faster]

okay so in the first box i found a big brown spider.
the other boxes have something that looks like a rollie poolie in them
and some black beetles..
any ideas?
or are pics needed?

 

[latshki]

dunno about the spide but the others are dermestide beetles and their larva, they are put in to eat the dead crickets

 

[scm133]

Never got that in my cricket orders. Ugh..spider. Maybe you need to look at a different supplier...just my opinion.

 

[im faster]

They are for sure dermestide..

 

[Dimidiata]

spider probably just got in there by chance, beetles should be there. I dont see much of a issue. Though, its a good thing the spider didnt get to the crickets lol.

 

[im faster]

ok cool

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

What a smorgasbord for a spider!!!

 

[animeavatar]

Do the 'rollie pollies' are dark and have things like 'fur'( dunno how to explain because I haven't seen them in ages)? Those are good helper. They eat dead crickets so they are like the clean up crew. I sometimes get them but i always toss them out because they scare me. About the beetles... I don't know. Can you post pics of both?

 

[grboxa]

dunno about the spide but the others are dermestide beetles and their larva, they are put in to eat the dead crickets

lol now I know....I always take those out thanks for that.!:main_thumbsup:

 

[Small Pet Feeders]

Spiders and dermestids are normal for cricket shipments. They are attracted to bugs, just like your geckos No harm in them, in fact I see more of a danger in "pest free" shipments that are probably obtained by using pesticides in the area around the crickets.

Bugs are our friends, many of them we live with everyday and don't even know it ;-)