I know that I have issues feeding with crickets if I don't crack their back legs. I know it sounds horrible, but they get eaten anyway, and my girl just cannot catch them if I don't do this. Then, she gets frustrated and gives up. I only crack a few at a time. If you're using crickets, do you use a cricket keeper? NatGeo makes a great one that holds a ton of them. I have only have a couple escapees in months.