crickets smell help

[jchil7]

how do i keep the smell of the crickets to a minimum is there somthing i can build etc also i order a thousand crickets how can i keep them from dying before i use them

 

[spurlee01]

(I need to do this) Clean the cricket cage often! Someone said they clean theirs every other day and it doesn't smell. To keep them from dying, offer food. Flukers have a cricket cube which I give in addition to carrots and potatoes. If any die, remove them immediately because they release a smell which triggers the death of other crickets.
Sara

 

[ddma]

i buy 1000 crickets at a time and i keep them in a huge (like rubbermaid size) bin with a screen top. i clean it out every other day , and at the same time i give them fresh food. mine do not smell at all , not one bit. and i hardly have any die. i feed them , flukers orange cubes, sweet potatoes, carrots, any greens and veggies that i feed my beardie , gerber mixed oatmeal cereal flakes , fish food flakes , wheat bran , bearded dragon bites (the moist ones) , you can also feed them chicken feed. in the bin i keep several egg crates and empty paper towel rolls.