#baby crickets in bioactive tank

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modern igloo
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Hi guys, it seems a few adult crickets that my gecko did not end up eating left eggs and there are now a bit of tiny crickets in my bioactive tank. I am a little concerend and worried

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is this something to be worried about? i have a plethoria of isopods springtails etc that are thriving in here, i have stopped feeding my gecko crickets for the time being and i assume he will be able to just kill off whatever is there? is there really anything to be concerned about as long as i closely monitor?

tender sphinx
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nqa i would try to remove the crickets if you can, crickets can bite and injure your gecko

modern igloo
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right of course i am trying to do that but they are super tiny baby crickets, not many but theyre there

tender sphinx
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although i have never seen injuries caused by crickets in particular i am aware that they are able to bite. i am unsure if the babies would be able to harm your gecko with how tiny they are

charred gorge
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nqa, i had the same issue tbh. i did a substrate change and knocked off all the decor over a trash can and it seemed to wipe out about 80% of them (i had HUNDREDS pop up overnight)

modern igloo
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yeah... i agree i have never seen but ive heard of it and it does have me worried 100%

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holy moly hundreds?!?

charred gorge
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nqa but i’d recommend a sub change, and try to clean off decor. thankfully the ones i missed ended up taking WEEKS to die off, but DID eventually die off with no food or water

modern igloo
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damn alright, i was hoping i wouldnt have to do a substrate change but it is what it is

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thank you both for your input

charred gorge
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i mean, if ur doing a sub change, maybe do paper towels for a week to make sure u got all of them??? i didn’t do it at the time, but i lowkey wish i had to make sure i got all of them

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like i said, they took FOREVER to die off. like a month. i don’t know HOW they lived that long.

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but ik u have bioactive so maybe ur CUC will get the remainders

modern igloo
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god... and im reading online that these pin head crickets can breed as well

charred gorge
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yeaaaaaaaa

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they’re like fleas LMAO

modern igloo
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holy shit

charred gorge
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in the sense that they bite and breed rapidly

modern igloo
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yeah.. this is bad

tender sphinx
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VodkaHug wishing u the best of luck dude

charred gorge
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NQA but i’d def do sub change and do paper towels until there’s none left, esp if ur gecko is a beby

modern igloo
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hes a giant adult but still this has me worried

charred gorge
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that’s probs why i had crickets for a month +. they just kept breeding 😭

modern igloo
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yeah im going to do a sub change

charred gorge
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best of luck dude, keep us updated 😭😂

modern igloo
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😎

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do you all think that my plants will be transferrable? just ordered the 40 gallon terra sahara kit again from the biodude 😦

charred gorge
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nqa maybe just shake them off?? rinse them??? should be fine tho id THINK. but heavily not QA

modern igloo
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yeah thats what im thinking

charred gorge
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i’d give the plants a bath in ur tub if u have one

modern igloo
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oh well, lesson learned. usually i feed him one or two at a time and he hunts them but clearly there were a few that got loose that i didnt realize and he didnt get to that caused this. now i know either hand feeding or if crickets im feeding outside of the tank lolol

charred gorge
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just to drown the crickets.

modern igloo
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yeah okay, these mfs are small. probably hiding everywhere

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lol yup

charred gorge
modern igloo
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yeah at this point i think its time to switch nearly entirely to dubia roaches

charred gorge
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there’s a feeder chart in the guide, i typically do dubias, mealies, supers, and horn worms, occasionally BSFL if i can find nice looking ones.

modern igloo
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ive been doing dubia crickets wax and horn for treats

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usually my gecko slime refuses most worms

charred gorge
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stinky Slime refusing his meals.

modern igloo
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lol when he went bioactive he refused to eat for nearly a month and a half

charred gorge
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nqa, but also how much are u feeding/how often??? adult crickets left in a cage will def gang up on a gecko to bite and attack lol

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DAMN. i had a single hunger strike among my three geckos over the last 6ish months, and it was literally my gravid girl stopped eating for 2 weeks.

modern igloo
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hes only eating once a week but has not eaten crickets in two weeks, it must have only been two because im pretty good with only dropping in 1 at a time while he eats them then getting the ones he doesnt eat

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yeah this was his first hunger strike

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its possible he was eating isopods in passing

charred gorge
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PFFT little floor snacks

modern igloo
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yeah idk i really dont think so because both my dwarf white and orange koi isopods are thriving

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sadly new populations will need to be started

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😦

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some local spot has them cheap thankfully, a lot cheaper than online

charred gorge
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i’m sorry 😭😭😭 it sucks having to redo tanks, i had to do a bunch of solo tank moving today and my back is HURTING.

modern igloo
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yeah it sucks, i just changed to bioactive as of 4/8! i just did this!!!!

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oh well, i made a mistake in the beginning it is what it is

charred gorge
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AWWWWWWW NO

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NQA well, maybe switch to roaches over crickets, they’re a LOT easier to tong feed to ur geck baby

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i use soft tipped tongs to make sure my folks mouths don’t get hurt haha

modern igloo
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yup, ive slowly got him hooked on dubia roaches thankfully and hes seemed to be enjoying those more recently than crickets anyways

odd badger
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ive had a few stray crickets here and there and thats what ive done

modern igloo