stop the chirping

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Originally Posted by TekWarren

...You must be from the city LOL! I miss the sounds of frog, crickets, etc at night growing up on a farm. Maybe you could shove them into a closet at night or depending on temps put them outside in a garage?

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Glad I'm not the only one! Lived 15 yrs. in the country.... Best sounds for me to sleep to: Cricketts, Frogs, & Waves! :sunny:

Keep them in your garage, if its warm enough. Or only buy what your animal can eat at a time, so no extras in the tank to chirp.

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Originally Posted by TekWarren

...You must be from the city LOL! I miss the sounds of frog, crickets, etc at night growing up on a farm. Maybe you could shove them into a closet at night or depending on temps put them outside in a garage?

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Well I live in a city now because I'm going to university. But I grew up in a small northern town in Canada.

I don't know what bush you lived in but I doubt its as loud as having 500 crickets only 5 feet from your bed.

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Originally Posted by kplunk

I don't know what bush you lived in but I doubt its as loud as having 500 crickets only 5 feet from your bed.

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LOL....I was thinking the same thing. I grew up in the woods, but nothing compares to having your head next to a box of a few hundred crickets ;)

Like I said before, try to get the 3/4 grown crickets. You will hear less chirping than with the adults.

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Originally Posted by kplunk

Well I live in a city now because I'm going to university. But I grew up in a small northern town in Canada.

I don't know what bush you lived in but I doubt its as loud as having 500 crickets only 5 feet from your bed.

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Not trying to be, you know sheety..... but why would you have 500 cricketts at one time for 1 BD and a trantula? Unless you order them, in that case could you order a smaller amount? Seems like the smell would be worse than the noise! :P How about younger cricketts.... gotta feed 2x the amount, but I don't think the juvies make as much noise! Hope you get it worked out! :sunny:

That and a whippoorwill on a warm spring night better than your moms lullaby

I grew up in the country, open windows and all. I hate cricket chirping. I found that if you order them 1/2 size, they don't tend to chirp. It was that or offer the crix some RAID.
The entire reason for ordering 1000 crix at once? Because they are DEAD CHEAP. I keep them in a rubbermaid and feed them cut potatoes. And as long as they don't chirp, I don't threaten them with the Raid spray.
Wolfy

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I grew up in the country, open windows and all. I hate cricket chirping. I found that if you order them 1/2 size, they don't tend to chirp. It was that or offer the crix some RAID.
The entire reason for ordering 1000 crix at once? Because they are DEAD CHEAP. I keep them in a rubbermaid and feed them cut potatoes. And as long as they don't chirp, I don't threaten them with the Raid spray.
Wolfy

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Got cha'! I can just see you standing with a Raid can in hand..... :P

Ew... the days of feeding crickets... anyway I just eventually got used to it.

i love the sound of crickets myself. but silkworms make no smell (other than cooking the chow if you are growing them up) and no noise... and your beardie and your T will love them :)