Problems with baby kricketes?

[paolo]

Sup everyone, does this ever happend to you?

After I would put in Crickets into my Rose Hair T's tank, I would notice them point thier long tail like thing into the ground as if they were laying eggs.

And coupl days later, i would see baby Crickets everwhere.
What can you do to prevent this?
and I was thinking maybe cut off or pull off that long tail, what do you think?

Pls let me know if this has ever happend to you and what should I do. I don't really want these babies hopping around my house.


Thanks Paolo.

[Tarcan]

Simple, first, never leave un-eaten cricks in the terrarium... a hungry T will pounce on the prey right away, if it does not, great chances it wont three days later either...

If you want to leave them in for a while (which I do not recommend) just put only males, avoid the females and your problem will be solved...

[reverendsterlin]

switch to orange spotted roaches(dubia) for your feeders

[paolo]

Tarcan> how can you tell which ones are males/females?

[Removed_2815]

Females have the "tail" you speak of (ovipositor).
R

[reptile boi]

female has 3 "tails" 2 short ones and 1 long one (the ovipositor) and males only have 2 short ones. Also females are bigger than males and males make the chirping noise.





Thanks,
Ben