Keeping Crickets Alive
Every number here comes from our own care guides, and links back to the guide it came from.
Hold them at
75–95°F
The temperature to keep them at day to day. Drawn from 20 mentions across our guides. Read the full guide.
They keep for
7–12 days
How long they stay usable when stored properly. Drawn from 1 mentions across our guides. Read the full guide.
Feed them
Named in our guides alongside this feeder. Read the full guide.
What kills them
Give water crystals or a moist sponge — crickets drown in standing water.
From our guide. Read the full guide.
A field is missing when our guides don't agree closely enough to publish one answer. We hold those back rather than guess.