Cricket help....

[CAMerchant]

We just got new terrariums for our gargoyle gecko and our leopard gecko. They are exo-terra terrariums with the foam backgroungs. The crickets in the Leo's tank keep climbing the foam background, anyone have any ideas what we can do to keep them from climbing. It is making out Leo climb the background and I don't want him to fall. Any I put would be great!

 

[Glitz]

Rip off their back legs and put them in a dish they can't get out of.

You may also be able to get a piece of plexiglass cut to put along the bottom of the back wall so they can't get a hold of it (you may still have to rip off legs if it's not high enough).

 

[thinlizzy]

Geckos aren't the best climbers. What I do is simply watch the gecko. Usually it knows best.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Crickets can also hide behind foam backgrounds.

 

[Wowoklol]

The crickets in the Leo's tank keep climbing

The crickets in the Leo's tank

crickets tank

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Try roaches!! haha Couldn't resist. Roaches do climb as well. The thing about ripping legs seems pretty gruesome. How about removing the foam?

 

[Desdemona]

I am with Wow on the roaches You could but a strip of clear packaging tape across the foam, though you might have to make it really thick so the crickets can't jump it.

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[l1bertinee]

It looks nice, but really it's just a hassle. I ended up removing mine and putting it between the glass and my wall because the stupid crickets were not cooperating lol.
Crickets are also the reason I got rid of repti-carpet too xP

 

[roger]

We just got new terrariums for our gargoyle gecko and our leopard gecko. They are exo-terra terrariums with the foam backgroungs. The crickets in the Leo's tank keep climbing the foam background, anyone have any ideas what we can do to keep them from climbing. It is making out Leo climb the background and I don't want him to fall. Any I put would be great!

take the foam out