How to catch Cave Crickets?

[mame1616]

Hi - I have these nasty things in my basement, and every once in a while I can stun one to give to the girls. Does anyone know how to set a trap for them and catch them live? Is it really ok for them to eat? Thanks all! - Mary

 

[saddina]

Crickets are fine, mine harvest them out of my garden.

 

[NotTheMomma]

Not sure how to set a cage to trap them. No even sure what crickets eat. I do know my chickens will kill, and eat them in the yard though.

 

[ArizonaNessa]

At first when I read cave cricket I thought you meant vinegaroons. I googled "cave crickets" and if I ever saw a cricket that looked like that I would probably freak out. They look too much like a spider for me. As for catching them I have no clue, sorry. A chicken would probably love those things though. Thanks for helping me to learn something new today. Gotta love byc!!!

 

[Intheswamp]

I'm not sure what the cave crickets eat, but for the regular old black crickets hollowing out a bread loaf will cause them to congregate inside the loaf while they eat. Not sure if this is really worth the effort, though.

Ed

 

[slewfoot100]

A minoow trap works for me. If you don't have one you can buy 2 cheap strainers from a dollar store and wire them together and cut a small nickle size hole in one end. put a small amount of bread in it and lay it where the crickets are most abundant.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Quote:
Potato works well, also.

 

[jus1jack]

How to raise your own crickets link may help...
http://www.wikihow.com/Raise-Your-Own-Crickets

 

[mame1616]

Thanks slewfoot - that looks great! I like the loaf of bread idea, too, but then how do I pick it up? Thanks for all the ideas everyone!

 

[cmjust0]

Here's a thought...you have a cricket problem, and you have chickens. The chickens will eat the crickets -- you're just the middle-man catching the crickets for the chickens.

We all know what happens to the poor ol' middle man...

See where I'm going with this?

(I know, I know...a basement chicken problem is probably worse than a basement cricket problem -- but I bet you've thought about it!

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