> Why do crickets die? Well, some die of old age, some die because they don't
> have the right food to eat (very few), some because water isn't accessible.
> However, my crickets have been dying because their "temperature should be
> 80-90 degrees f." I saw this somewhere in a cricket care sheet.
I keep mine in a cool room (~65F or 18C) and they do just fine. They
grow very slowly, maybe one or two molts in the month or so it takes
for me to use them up.
One thing that kills them is too much moisture. You get a positive
feedback ("vicious") cycle, where some die, rot and generate ammonia
which kills more of them, etc.
Btw, the last instar has long wings - longer than the body. Once they
reach this stage, they only live a couple of weeks more, long enough to
lay eggs twice. If they die before this stage, it's not old age!
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