Well, I was pretty sure it wasn't true, but who knows what a newbie to the site means. No smilie was used to help clue us in. Maybe he thinks his snakes are eating the bugs which are actually just escaping.

But I figured rather than jumping all over his case, I'd ask to clarify.

And the "clarification" I got was more spreading of this bad advice with still no smilie or other indication that it is a joke.

The problem with stuff like this is that the next newbie who comes along, who is a newbie to snakes, and just got told by the guy at petdumb that they'll eat crickets for snacks, may not realize it was a joke.