{"product_id":"exo-terra-cricket-pen","title":"Exo Terra Cricket Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the name, the Cricket Pen is not an enclosure for your reptile — it is a holding pen and dispenser for the live crickets you feed to it. Crickets crawl into the removable tubes to hide; you lift a tube out, tap the number you want into the terrarium and put the tube back. That is the whole idea, and it is a good deal tidier than chasing escapees around a takeaway container. If you buy a small tub of crickets and feed them out over two days, you do not need this. It earns its keep when you are keeping a colony alive for weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo sizes. Small (18 x 14 x 11cm) holds roughly 20 adult crickets, 50 half-inch or 100 pinheads. Large (30 x 20.5 x 19.5cm) holds about 50 adults, 100 small or 250 pinheads. Both come with food and water bowls and foam inserts. Stock it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/exo-terra-crickets-reptile-treats\"\u003eExo Terra crickets\u003c\/a\u003e, and use a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/exo-terra-cricket-feeding-rock\"\u003ecricket feeding rock\u003c\/a\u003e in the terrarium itself so the crickets stay where the animal can find them. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exo-terra\"\u003eExo Terra collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRemovable dispensing tubes\u003c\/strong\u003e — crickets hide inside them by instinct, so feeding out is a matter of lifting a tube rather than reaching into the colony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlapper mechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e — closes the tube while you carry it, which is what stops the rest of the colony coming out with dinner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWell-ventilated removable lid\u003c\/strong\u003e — crickets need dry, moving air; stale humid air is what kills a colony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood and water bowls with foam inserts\u003c\/strong\u003e — the foam lets crickets drink without drowning. Replace the inserts once they tear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall 18 x 14 x 11cm (7 x 5.5 x 4.3in), item PT2285, shipping weight 340g. Large 30 x 20.5 x 19.5cm (12 x 8 x 7.6in), item PT2287, shipping weight 970g. Keep crickets at 21-23°C (70-75°F) somewhere dry and well ventilated, with food and water always available. Clean with hot water only — soap and detergent leave a residue that can kill crickets. Gut-loading the colony, or adding a slice of apple, keeps them alive longer and makes them worth more to the animal eating them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/exo-terra.com\/products\/accessories\/tools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExo Terra tools on the manufacturer's site\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exo Terra","offers":[{"title":"Small 18 x 14 x 11cm","offer_id":55477790966082,"sku":"EXO180","price":22.77,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large 30 x 20.5 x 19.5cm","offer_id":55477790998850,"sku":"EXO246","price":48.57,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/6676\/0120\/files\/PT2285_01.jpg?v=1785554605","url":"https:\/\/www.peekapaw.com.au\/products\/exo-terra-cricket-pen","provider":"PeekAPaw Pet Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}