Watering Crickets

[stellascura420]

I've seen the water crystals and the water pillows and I've heard of some people just using like a cotton ball soaked with water. Which way is the best you think? How do you guys water your crickets?

 

[leonewbie]

water crystals is most common, but i use potatoes or carrot for moisture

 

[ajveachster]

Water crystals

 

[daleo]

potatos! lol

dale

 

[STUTFL]

I've got a couple plastic lids set up so they have a little island to drink from. :laugh4: Mainly to get said plastic lids out of my junk drawer.

 

[gothra]

I use water crystals and fruits (apples, oranges and carrots).

 

[Redleg]

Water crystals is the way to go. No drowning of crickets, very satisfied and glad that I made the switch from sponge to water crystal. Should have made that transition long time ago. I only offer occasional potato and carrot as a treat as I believe the cricket feed that I use is sufficient to gut load them that I do not need any additional form of liquid supplements via carrots/potatoes other then crystals.

 

[stellascura420]

Right now I'm feeding my crickets crushed up dry cat food mixed with tropical fish flakes and they seem to like it. I also give them some pieces of romaine lettuce and occasional piece of fruit (watermelon, pear, apple). Is this sufficient to make them nutritious for my leo or do you think I should be feeding them labeled cricket gut load stuff?

 

[Geckonut]

I like giving them fresh orange sections with the skin peeled back for them. They love it and it provides lots of vit C for the geckos too. The orange sections last 3 days then I put in a few new sections or they mold.

 

[g3ckosr4me]

I have tried potatoes, carrots, just water, and water crystals and the crystals work the best because the vegitables smell and the crickets drown in the water so i use crystals.

 

[Norrad]

Depends on the size of the crickets. For pinheads I use very small amount of water crystals.

For adults I use a waterer like this one.