Big cricket issue/concern. Need help fast!

[David42]

Hi, so here's the deal I bought 80 large crickets as usual and put them in the same container as usual. I put out meal, orange cubes, and collard greens in there. Usually I don't put greens but I was out of lettuce. I went to go get a few to feed my beardie and they were almost dead looking. They moved very slow and wernt jumping at all, just very slow moving. The collard greens hadnt looked eatan at all. Could anyone help me with what the issue here is/could be?

 

[unkempt1]

Did you have them in very hot or cold conditions for a period of time? Sounds like heat or cold shock. I've seen it happen if they are left for a few minutes in a hot car, for example.

Other than that you got a bad batch of crickets. Where did you get them?

 

[David42]

Yes that could have been it, but the lowest it hit was maybe 60 degrees. But I got them from the same reptile shop I always have for a year and have never had a problem.

 

[unkempt1]

Yes that could have been it, but the lowest it hit was maybe 60 degrees. But I got them from the same reptile shop I always have for a year and have never had a problem.

Are they still alive and active now? If so it was probably being in the cold for a bit.

 

[David42]

No I let them go in a feild. They were alive but back legs wernt moving at all after like 2 days