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• Part 1 of 2: Creating a healthy living environment
• Part 2 of 2: Taking care of your crickets
• Necessities

If you don't properly house and care for crickets, they can lose their health and die. Fortunately, it can be easy to create a healthy environment if you follow the right steps. You will first need to purchase clean habitat large enough for your crickets. Next, you need to feed them regularly and provide an adequate water source to keep them healthy. If you do everything right, your crickets will live for 8 to 10 weeks!

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Part 1 of 2: Creating a healthy living environment

1. Get a habitat of at least 3.5 liters per 100 crickets. Crickets do well in a spacious habitat, so get the largest habitat you can find to house them. Make sure the habitat you buy has adequate ventilation. The habitat had to be closed to prevent the crickets from jumping out.
   • You can take a plastic or glass habitat.
2. Clean the habitat with a mild bleach solution to remove bacteria. Before placing the crickets in the habitat, make sure it is clean. Mix a small amount of bleach with cold water. Dampen a cloth with the solution and wipe the inside of the habitat with it. Make sure the habitat is dry before placing the crickets in it.
   • A dirty habitat can contain harmful bacteria or chemicals that can make your crickets sick.
   • Do not use any other chemical cleaners as these can be harmful to the crickets.
3. Add shredded egg cartons to the habitat so the crickets have shelter. Take a few egg cartons and tear them to pieces. Then put the pieces on the bottom of the habitat to provide shelter for your crickets. This will provide the crickets with shade and the space they need to thrive.
   • Without a suitable habitat, crickets can fight each other for territory.
4. Always keep the temperature in the habitat between 23 and 90 degrees Celsius. Keep the crickets in a dark area with a stable temperature to ensure the health of the crickets. If the temperature in the habitat is too low, the crickets will die and eat each other. If the temperature is too high, the crickets' lifespan will be shortened.
5. Clean the habitat twice a month to keep your crickets healthy. Carefully remove the crickets and put them in a separate box with ventilation holes. Wipe the bottom of the habitat, making sure to remove any feces and dead crickets. Then use the bleach solution and a cloth to wipe and clean the inside of the habitat.
   • Dead crickets and feces can make your crickets sick.
6. Place new crickets in their habitat as soon as you transport them home. Crickets don't do well in small, enclosed spaces. Do not leave them in the shipping box for too long or they may die. As soon as you get home, put them in a clean habitat.
   • Make sure there are sufficient ventilation holes in the shipping box.

Part 2 of 2: Taking care of your crickets

1. Feed your crickets oatmeal, cornmeal, or cricket food. Put the food in a dish in the habitat. Your crickets will use it as a regular food source and will usually not overeat.
2. Provide a damp sponge or piece of fruit as a water source. Crickets can easily drown in a dish of water. Therefore, it is best to provide water in some other way, such as through a sponge or a piece of fruit such as an apple or peach. Crickets can suck the moisture out of the sponge or fruit.
3. Always keep food and water in the habitat. Food and water should always be in the habitat so that your crickets can feed themselves when they need to. Keep the food fresh by throwing it away once a week and replacing it with fresh food. If you are using fruit, make sure to change the fruit every day so it doesn't rot and doesn't create bacteria in the habitat.
   • Crickets won't overeat, so don't worry about the amount of food you give.

Necessities

• Habitat
• Turned out
• Cloth
• Cardboard egg cartons
• Oatmeal, cornmeal or cricket food
• Wet sponge or fruit