My old house had "a few" cricket escapees - Could never find them though! When we moved house (poor buggers who moved in there) I couldn't sleep for a week as I'd got so used to the noise. I harldy use crickets now, relying on my cockroach colonies and maggots from the tackle shop. Thankfully all the inverts are in the "shed", otherwise I think my Mother would flip...
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I dont no if its just coz mine are "small" but mine from spidershop say on tub silent n to be fare thay dont make a sound ?.....i think i would just get a geko of some kind n let it bomb about the flat freely if some get out0.0.1 Aphonopelma Abberans 1cm sling
0.0.2 Citharischius Crawshayi 2inch+ juv
0.0.3 Lasiodora parahybana 2+cm slings
0.0.1 emperor scorpion 5cm ish
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Originally posted by Mike_Strick View PostYes, I've had a full tub hit the floor. There's a moment of sheer frozen horror as you see crickets radiate in all directions and realise there's no way you can round them all up (Hell, it's hard enough catching just one determined, wildly hopping escapee). After that it's damage control - try and scoop up as many as possible while preventing the fastest movers from reaching any kind of cover. Then wait a few days for the inevitable chirping from behind the fridge, under the microwave etc.
the other week i managed to tip a tub of cricketsover in our lounge (good thing, more empty floor space than my room, which is a mess!) and they went off everywhere!
i got as many as i could, but thankfully i have very tolerant housemates...some guests came round with little kids, and apparently after i went out they were going mental finding crickets for me! very helpful
also, we have a cat that things crickets are her personal toys, so that's good too!
only time my housemates get annoyed is if one is singing loudly outside my room...3 in the morning last weekend one housemate came down and asked if i could catch one keeping him up, turns out it'd gone under the carpet on a stair! thankfully the carpet came up there easily so i was able to fetch it eventually.
losing crickets is far too easily done!Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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Hi Ian, I know this may sound daft but how is your wife with small, descreet webs. If she's ok see if you can get some cupboard spiders (S. grossa) and let them out in the house. they live ok in UK conditions, they'll clear the problem and house spiders seem to be afraid of them (even though at their largest they only get to about an inch leg span!) just a thought, they worked for me oksigpicHate is for people who find thinking a little too complicated!
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Originally posted by Ian Hall View PostOut of interest, where would you get hold of them?
Apparently they're quite common down in the south of the UK, but not so many the further north you get.
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