Exo Terra Cricket Pen with Dispensing Tubes, Large: 4 tubes

I’ve been keeping reptiles for several years now, and I can confidently say that the Exo Terra Cricket Pen has completely revolutionized the way I store and handle feeder crickets. If you’re tired of crickets escaping, struggling with messy containers, or just looking for an easier, more efficient way to feed your pets, this little pen is exactly what you need. First off, the design is brilliant. The pen is compact, lightweight, and easy to move around. It’s perfectly sized for small collections or for hobbyists who keep just one or two pets. I personally use it for my leopard gecko and it comfortably holds enough crickets for a week or more depending on their appetite. The ventilation is excellent – crickets stay alive much longer than they did in the temporary plastic tubs I used before. I add a few bits of egg crate and keep them stocked with fresh veggies or cricket food, and they’re good to go. What really makes this product shine are the two dispensing tubes. These tubes make feeding almost effortless. When it’s time for a feeding, I just gently shake a few crickets into the tube, cap the end, and let my geckos hunt from there. The tubes are clear, so I can see how many I’m dispensing, and it minimizes any chances of escape. This is a huge plus, especially if you’ve ever spent 10 minutes chasing a rogue cricket around your room. The design is also more sanitary and less stressful for both the keeper and the crickets.

Thus cricket pen was a well thought out product. There are spots for water and food, so your crickets last as long as you need them before becoming food themselves. There are 2 hollow chambers that the crickets crawl into, that then slide out of the pen, with a hinged door closing behind it so you don't have any escapees. You then dispense the crickets and replace the chamber. It is not very large unfortunately, so if you're keeping anything over maybe 35 - 50 crickets, this is probably not ideal for you.

This cricket pen is awesome. I was reading some reviews that said the crickets escaped. Don’t see how that is possible. I’ve had mine for 2 weeks and, have 20 small crickets and not one has escaped! Love the sponge water dish, I watch them sit on it and drink. They drink a lot, remember to keep the sponge wet. The tubes are awesome! Makes feeding my salamander, so simple. Going to order another one so I can have something to put them in while cleaning out each pen. Highly recommend this. There was a small crack down the side, when I got it but I just covered it with clear packing tape. Hasn’t caused any issues.

I have 2 juvenial White's Tree Frogs and bought 50 small-sized crickets at a local pet store. It was a tight fit, but not terribly overcrowded. I provided them with food and water as recommended, and kept the tubes out except when looking to grab some for feeding (there are flaps here that should stay closed and be more secure than keeping the tubes in). Within TWO DAYS over HALF of my cricket population had escaped. I am now facing the real possibility that my landlord will fine me over the 25+ crickets loose in my apartment who have all the possibility in the world to reproduce and make an ongoing cricket population. I went to put the remaining crickets in the fridge to kill them off as a last ditch effort to control the situation and watched one jump straight through a ventilation hole in the top. Why make a cricket pen that doesn't hold in crickets??? Does contain dubia roaches nicely, but I do not recommend for any time of bug that can JUMP.