Does anyone use one of these and do they actually work?

Do you get any escapees? can they be used for small crickets and small locusts?

Finally got my 2 new Beardies and was wondering about these as I cant grab a hanful of them and dont want any escaping

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What do you keep your crickets and locusts in. How do you get them into viv without them running away

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Mine worked for a few days, then seemed to combust, and the crickets all got out. It took FOREVER to get rid of them all. The replacements were just as bad, so eventually it got thrown out.

I buy crickets in plastic containers, open one corner inside the cage and shake a few out. It takes a few seconds, and I haven't had any escape yet!

You could just keep the tubs of crickets in the fridge. This slows them right down so they last longer and you can pick them up etc without them jumping all over the place. Just take the lid off, whack however many you need in a sandwich bag or tub, add calcium/vitamins shake and serve!

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1 Lurcher
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We use a large cricket keeper and have had no problem at all with it, seemed to be a godsend to avoid having to catch them!

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OMG my nightmare

Yes thats the hard bit getting them into a bag to "shake" when they are so lively, the locusts the worse. Yuk give me the shivers

Didnt know you could keep them at a lower temperature. Dont think I like the idea of them in the fridge but would the shed be ok?

gonna give it a try and hoprfully keep in shed. Do you use it for locusts too?


Thanks guys xxxx

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The shed will be fine as long as it isn't freezing. If it's very cold they basically shut down, they look dead but if left in the warm they slowly come back round again. Makes it so much easier to handle them! Not sure how long they survive in the shut down state though.

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1 Lurcher
12 Bearded Dragons
10 Leopard Gecko
2 three eyed Giant African Land Snailsa
16 Young Giant African Land Snails

Aw thanks jennifer. No the shed isnt that cold and only buy a box at a time.

Not sure yet how many will get through with 2 baby beardies but I'm sure they wont be out there long

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Well, I've heard of people getting through £20 of live food a week for just one baby! You will need to get a few tubs at a time at least. Young babies need to be fed as much as they can eat in 10-15 mins 2 or 3 times a day. So you will be getting through a huge amount weekly with 2 babies! Luckily I breed all my live food otherwise I would probably be bankrupt!

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1 Lurcher
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10 Leopard Gecko
2 three eyed Giant African Land Snailsa
16 Young Giant African Land Snails

*gulp*

Yes have been feeding 3 times a day but at present they are only eating probably 6 each at a time.

Hopefully when they settle they will improve.

I've been dusting each feed....is that ok?

Also crickets or locusts preferential? Got both but hate those bloody locusts.

Got a few wax worms in there but they arent interested in them as also with veg.

Luckily got a supplier 2 mins down the road. But as you say probably save a bomb by breeding own

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Best not to feed too many wax worms, they are all fat and no nutrition so should be a very occasional treat.
Dusting each feed is fine (calcium 5 days and vitamin powder such as nutrobal 2 days) Either crickets or locusts are fine, they can become addicted to locusts and refuse anything else which can become quite expensive so stick with crickets if that's what you prefer. Best to have a varied diet so its good to get different things like locusts, morio worms and cockroaches to add in too. But crickets are a good staple feeder.

I'd look into breeding cockroaches if I were you. They are by far the best staple live feeder and beardies love them. Dubia roaches are the best in my opinion

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8 Degus
1 Syrian Hamster
1 Lurcher
12 Bearded Dragons
10 Leopard Gecko
2 three eyed Giant African Land Snailsa
16 Young Giant African Land Snails