Cricket haters

[garner63080]

OK, beside the obvious noise and smell issues why do so many people hate on crickets? Is it a nutritional thing or just the nastiness?

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[JeepFreak81]

Thats pretty much it for me....noise and smell. Also having to catch the little buggers when they dont get eaten.

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[Dimidiata]

Im fine with it all, except THEY CANABALIZE each other at the first hint that their feeding is late.

 

[marc26]

Noise and smell wouldnt bother me i keep them in the out house (brick Shed) only my leo lives withus in the house, this was THE WIFES RULES when she let me get him.
Catching them or letting them escape when cleaning poop etc etc. Also heard they stress geckos out when they sleeping.

 

[katie_]

I dont mind them so much. I dont house them in my house though. I buy as many as a need for that day.

 

[scm133]

They smell, and they will torment the leos if not gobbled up quickly.

 

[Russellm0704]

They are hard to keep alive compared to mealies.

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Chirping, smell, and the fact that they jump. I wish they weren't so annoying, because they're low fat, nutritious feeders.

Good thing dubia roaches are great alternatives to them.

 

[PhoenixCoconut]

I hate that they DIE, or they grow to big,its so annoying I have lost ALOT of money on dead crickets.

 

[Bushido]

I have a cricket keeper, and there are about 40 of them in there, and none of them chirp...ever. I wonder if the cricket keeper is sound proof? But they don't smell either, but then again I've never stuck my face in there and sniffed it. My Gecko enjoys eating them thoguh. I hate having to stick my hand in there to try and catch them.

 

[RyuuKirin]

I hate their chirping, their smell and that I can't catch them... and while I would LOVE for my boy to eat dubia- he refuses... he's a bit picky, or spoiled, lol

 

[Russellm0704]

I have a cricket keeper, and there are about 40 of them in there, and none of them chirp...ever. I wonder if the cricket keeper is sound proof? But they don't smell either, but then again I've never stuck my face in there and sniffed it. My Gecko enjoys eating them thoguh. I hate having to stick my hand in there to try and catch them.

Unless the crickets are full grown adults, they can't chirp. Cricket keepers have holes.. That wouldn't be soundproof haha

 

[Geckos4Life<3]

I'm a cricket hater. I use locusts

Their smell, noise and legs (boke)
Oh and their antenna lol


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[Dimidiata]

Keep an aircurrent over top of the keeper, that keeps them quite. Always. I have a portable fan in my room, i just set their container infront of it when i used to have them.

 

[stager]

Noise, smell, and seem to die off easy.

 

[garner63080]

The reason i posted this is because right now my geckos wont really eat the meal worms. I give them crickets because its the only thing i can find locally and somewhat reasonably priced, and they devour them.

 

[Dino]

Im The same way cant find anything around but crickets and mealies and my baby wont eat mealies they just sit in the dish but he tail wags the second i drop some crickets in guess ill just have to get use to the noise and smell and keep them in the garage

 

[Bushido]

Im The same way cant find anything around but crickets and mealies and my baby wont eat mealies they just sit in the dish but he tail wags the second i drop some crickets in guess ill just have to get use to the noise and smell and keep them in the garage

haha the tail wag is awesome. Mine does that too. I wonder why they do that before they strike?

 

[GeckoGathering]

Crickets/Pinworms

OK, beside the obvious noise and smell issues why do so many people hate on crickets? Is it a nutritional thing or just the nastiness?

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Suggest everyone on this thread should give a read to
comments about pinworms in crickets,
and causing possible gecko problems.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-69121.html

Take care. Hj​

 

[Dog Shrink]

Agreed with above... The potential for parasite infection is a big put off, not to mention if your pet shop accidentally gets the more aggressive jamaican field cricket that could end poorly for your leo. Theres a gecko time article in the forum about that that every cricket feeder should read. Also if you keep a toilet paper roll in the cricket keeper you never have to touch the lil buggers, but I still wouldn't feed crix to my boy. We feed super worms here (morio worms).