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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hisserdude" data-source="post: 96394" data-attributes="member: 4652">Unfortunately, my male Jerusalem cricket, Jiminy, has died. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> He was only able to mate with two females successfully, I tried mating him with another recently but he was unable to deposit a spermatophore after he almost aligned his genital hooks four times, he seemed to be tired so I let separated them and let him rest, sure enough he died less than a week later.I assume that getting bit on the back did cause some damage to him, and it probably severely shortened his lifespan. Hopefully I'll be able to get the two females he mated with to lay some eggs.<img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXoD6Gflvt0/WBK2Siuag-I/AAAAAAAAF0U/ApMfZY0QpEQybhyOsek4nsTsntXr_ZzTACLcB/s1600/RIPJiminy%25231.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>