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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NatashaG" data-source="post: 77964" data-attributes="member: 5331">I had tried my best to keep the crickets clean, they were all fed with ground up fish food or oats and had the water dish with a sponge in (which was washed every time I cleaned the tub out) BUT THE SMELL <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what?    o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" />  It's not so bad because it is in a large cupboard on it's own but even I had managed to get the odd whiff. Do the cockroaches need any special equipment? Because they sound ideal. I had the crickets in a large plastic tub/storage container, which would probably be ideal if I choose to do it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>