jenn4turtles
Juvie Member
Okay, I know this sounds odd, but can crickets eat through screen mesh?
I have a plastic Rubbermaid tub that I use to keep them in. I have cut out a large piece of the lid, and hot-glued screen mesh around the opening for ventilation. I noticed several loose in my house yesterday, and when I went to double-check the container, I found a small hole in the screen, about 5 or so inches from any of the sides. It's a reasonable small hole, about the size of a dime. I never put anything on it, so I can't imagine that something poked a hole in it. Is it possible that the evil, little things ate a hole through it? They do eat their cardboard egg crates, but mesh .... I have seen them climb around the screen; they jump from the tops of their egg crates (stored vertically inside the tub) to get on it. I hot-glued another layer of screen mesh, and I'll see if this happens again. Anyone else had an issue?
I have a plastic Rubbermaid tub that I use to keep them in. I have cut out a large piece of the lid, and hot-glued screen mesh around the opening for ventilation. I noticed several loose in my house yesterday, and when I went to double-check the container, I found a small hole in the screen, about 5 or so inches from any of the sides. It's a reasonable small hole, about the size of a dime. I never put anything on it, so I can't imagine that something poked a hole in it. Is it possible that the evil, little things ate a hole through it? They do eat their cardboard egg crates, but mesh .... I have seen them climb around the screen; they jump from the tops of their egg crates (stored vertically inside the tub) to get on it. I hot-glued another layer of screen mesh, and I'll see if this happens again. Anyone else had an issue?