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Should I dig her up and clean the enclosure or not? DILEMMA please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 179789" data-attributes="member: 31253"><p>I am new to the hobby and only have experience of crickets as feeders so far, but I mostly followed this video and it seems to have worked well so far (8 weeks after getting the crickets they are only just dying - no escapees so far touch wood!):</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]0q5-GGoLSqs:17[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>However I didn't bother with the special feeder, I just gave them porridge oats, lettuce, orange slices, fish food, potatoes etc</p><p></p><p>To get them out I shake one of the toilet rolls into a catch cup, then if too many are in the cup I then shake that back into the enclosure until I have the desired amount left in the cup. I put a piece of cardboard on top of the cup to take it to the tarantula then shake the cup in. Catching the cricket again if it doesn't get eaten can be a bit of a challenge but I use the cup and cardboard and it doesn't take too long. I always make sure there is an empty cup on hand as the odd time a cricket has jumped onto the floor, but it was quickly captured again by putting the upside down cup on top and sliding card underneath. </p><p></p><p>When I first unpacked the crickets I did it in an empty bath which I would recommend! That way if any do escape they're not going to get further than the bath.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizalba, post: 179789, member: 31253"] I am new to the hobby and only have experience of crickets as feeders so far, but I mostly followed this video and it seems to have worked well so far (8 weeks after getting the crickets they are only just dying - no escapees so far touch wood!): [MEDIA=youtube]0q5-GGoLSqs:17[/MEDIA] However I didn't bother with the special feeder, I just gave them porridge oats, lettuce, orange slices, fish food, potatoes etc To get them out I shake one of the toilet rolls into a catch cup, then if too many are in the cup I then shake that back into the enclosure until I have the desired amount left in the cup. I put a piece of cardboard on top of the cup to take it to the tarantula then shake the cup in. Catching the cricket again if it doesn't get eaten can be a bit of a challenge but I use the cup and cardboard and it doesn't take too long. I always make sure there is an empty cup on hand as the odd time a cricket has jumped onto the floor, but it was quickly captured again by putting the upside down cup on top and sliding card underneath. When I first unpacked the crickets I did it in an empty bath which I would recommend! That way if any do escape they're not going to get further than the bath. [/QUOTE]
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