Crickets keep dying

Originally Posted by Reptiles 101

From what I've been told crickets have a 6 to 8 week life span I don't know if that is true or not, If you are getting large or adult crickets that could be your problem. Are you giving them a water source like carrots? Or it could be temperature, what's the average temps in the room there in?

Yes, while there are some species, of crickets, that can live up to one year, or 2 yrs.+, the lifespan of the common/feeder/house cricket is 2 to 3 months (if they are lucky ). Many may not make it to/past 2 months.

That aside, if crickets are healthy, temperatures (as stated in Ashton's post) play an important part as well. Temps between 75 & 85 degrees should be fine.
Crickets are also susceptible, to illness/death, if there is too much humidity.

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Originally Posted by Pasodama

Yes, while there are some species, of crickets, that can live up to one year, or 2 yrs.+, the lifespan of the common/feeder/house cricket is 2 to 3 months (if they are lucky ). Many may not make it to/past 2 months.

That aside, if crickets are healthy, temperatures (as stated in Ashton's post) play an important part as well. Temps between 75 & 85 degrees should be fine.
Crickets are also susceptible, to illness/death, if there is too much humidity.

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As Deb pointed out, humidity and crickets don't mix well (per observation). Only the newly hatched need high humidity, and that's only for the first few days. My guess is cricket poop, plus water, heat, scattered food and little ventilation breeds bacteria that cause a disease that's hard to control, and fatal once it gets a foothold. Dry cricket poop is the goal .

70-80 degrees is an ideal temperature. Make sure you’re giving them plentry of water.
And don’t use any of that advertised cricket food. It’s all junk. Just use orange slices.