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sierra
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My chinese firebelly won't eat anything but crickets. Because he's little I have to feed him tiny crickets, and here's the problem. Because I don't like to go to the pet store every other day just to buy 30 cents of crickets, I usually buy about 30 (he eats a LOT) to hold him for four or five days. I just can't keep them in. I bought the Lees Cricket Keeper, and they all jumped out and died. I put them in a regular critter keeper, and fewer jumped out, but at least half did. Any containers out there that will hold the smallest of crickets.
Next, the ants. The ants love my crickets. They discovered them in my newt's cage some time ago and attacked them and him (he's recovered fine and is fat and healthy), and I've kept them out with vaseline all over the tank. I keep my cricket cage in a moat of water because I've long since learned that they're not safe by themselves. Now today I go in to feed him and find out that not only have all the crickets jumped out and drowned in the moat, but the ants have gotten INSIDE THE KEEPER. The keeper doesn't drift or touch the sides of the moat at all, and I've just thoroughly checked to make sure its completely surrounded by a half inch of water. How are they doing this? What do I do about it?
Next, the ants. The ants love my crickets. They discovered them in my newt's cage some time ago and attacked them and him (he's recovered fine and is fat and healthy), and I've kept them out with vaseline all over the tank. I keep my cricket cage in a moat of water because I've long since learned that they're not safe by themselves. Now today I go in to feed him and find out that not only have all the crickets jumped out and drowned in the moat, but the ants have gotten INSIDE THE KEEPER. The keeper doesn't drift or touch the sides of the moat at all, and I've just thoroughly checked to make sure its completely surrounded by a half inch of water. How are they doing this? What do I do about it?