I've never had crickets jump out on me.if you keep paper towel rolls in the bin, they latch onto those and are pretty content. Then you can just grab a roll and shake it out into your feeding container. And be careful about the size of the crickets as well. Nothing bigger than the space between his eyes. I didn't want to be rude or aggressive but it's true. You really are basically starving your baby at this point. Gotta up that cricket count asap.