Gross and dead crickets...are the alive ones still safe?help

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shaninja

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So I went to Pets Unlimited to pick up some crickets while I waited for a shipment two days ago. As of today, 60% of them are dead and turning black...or maybe some of them were black to begin with. A lot of them are laying on their backs and moving a little bit. There's this one cricket with some white stuff coming out of his back and he can barely move. He looks super gross and I don't know if its safe to feed the rest of the alive and moving and seemingly healthy ones to my beardie. I noticed a small round white glob of something on the top of the feeder tank earlier, but it was the only one I could see. Thought I saw a little fly earlier too. Please help! He doesn't have much food except these crix and its a half hour drive to go get more so I'd like to know if its safe to feed the rest of them. Pics included of the gross, white, puffy cricket. Thanks.
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AHBD

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Hi there...were these the crix from the pet store or the ones you ordered ? Sometimes they die in shipment if they get too hot. And yes, the live ones can be used. The puffy white one is just molting....they shed their old " skin" and come out like a soft alien,white with black eyes. Use up the ones that are dying first, then clean the actual dead ones out and give the live ones cricket food + drink.
 
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