I ordered from Flukers Farm b/c I needed crickets over night. Ghanns was out of the size I needed and the other place I order from it takes 2 days to get here. This is the second time I ordered from them and over half the order is already dead less then 4 days after receiving them. I am very successful at keeping crickets. On my last shipment of 2,000 I only lost 8, yes I kept count. So for me to have so many die on me is so shocking. I have not lost so many since I first started keeping bulk crickets. I have them down to a science now so I know it can not be how I am housing them. I checked everything and nothing is out of line so I am stumped as to what happened to them.
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Bad Experience with Flukers Farm
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I wonder... if that virus might have something to do with the die offs...
they offered a replacement shipment but I do not feel comfortable with their crickets so they are refunding. Now I am trying to decide if I should exterminate the remaining crickets or just feed them off.
I was wondering about the virus too. They are 3/4 so this is the age where they would die off. Some have made it to wigged but a lot are dieing during shed or shortly after but most are just dieing with nothing to do with a shed. I am doing a full clean on the tank right now and will sanitize. I am going to use vinegar in hope that it will not affect any remaining cricket, but I will do a good rise of the tank. If it is the the virus then I am going to have to get a new tank b/c there is no cleaner that can kill the virus from what I have read.
I was wondering about the virus too. They are 3/4 so this is the age where they would die off. Some have made it to wigged but a lot are dieing during shed or shortly after but most are just dieing with nothing to do with a shed. I am doing a full clean on the tank right now and will sanitize. I am going to use vinegar in hope that it will not affect any remaining cricket, but I will do a good rise of the tank. If it is the the virus then I am going to have to get a new tank b/c there is no cleaner that can kill the virus from what I have read.
that be virus my likely.
Here's what i know.
if you have the technology, remove the molting crix from your view screen. See the various colors left and how many of them are really dark.
The darker colorations indicate an internal problem. With that in mind.........I see you've given them greens. If the problem were simply a diet issue or hydration issue, you wouldn't have had die offs in the mass quantity you have. This leaves room for two things. Parasite issue, or viral/bacterial issue
you're plan is the best. Unfortunately, this is why people use sterilite clear tubs. $7.00 is alot cheaper to throw out.
Here's what i know.
if you have the technology, remove the molting crix from your view screen. See the various colors left and how many of them are really dark.
The darker colorations indicate an internal problem. With that in mind.........I see you've given them greens. If the problem were simply a diet issue or hydration issue, you wouldn't have had die offs in the mass quantity you have. This leaves room for two things. Parasite issue, or viral/bacterial issue
you're plan is the best. Unfortunately, this is why people use sterilite clear tubs. $7.00 is alot cheaper to throw out.
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The local cricket breader, who has not been inffected uses high consentration Chlorine bleach to clean his shipping tubes and then uses a Farm Boot rinse when he enters his breeding area.He told me that iof the Building gets infected witht he Virus he is done, but he is able to clean all of his transport bins with Chlorine and kill anything on them.
What he stated to me was that if your house had the Virus you would not be able to get rid of it and all subsuquent crickets you brought in would then get it and eventually die.
I really hope that if you want to continue to buy crickets in Bulk and use them as your main feeder, you are not infected.
Fliehigh
What he stated to me was that if your house had the Virus you would not be able to get rid of it and all subsuquent crickets you brought in would then get it and eventually die.
I really hope that if you want to continue to buy crickets in Bulk and use them as your main feeder, you are not infected.
Fliehigh
I hand select all my feeders and only feed the ones in the tank that look healthy. I am going to get a new shipment in then exterminate the ones I have. Here. There are more that are dark in color so I am expecting them to die as well.
I am only using the tank b/c it was just sitting around collecting dust. It came with Piggy when I got her. I have been more successful at keeping crickets in the tank vs the bin. I do have some back up bins I can use in the mean time but think I am going to get another tank. I think I will put a small control group in the tank to see if they die. If they don't then I know it was something else and not the virus.
I am only using the tank b/c it was just sitting around collecting dust. It came with Piggy when I got her. I have been more successful at keeping crickets in the tank vs the bin. I do have some back up bins I can use in the mean time but think I am going to get another tank. I think I will put a small control group in the tank to see if they die. If they don't then I know it was something else and not the virus.
