Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[Cat tails]

I bought a box of crickets at the pet store.

The ladies LOOOOOVE them! Get really hyper and cheeky and the crickets give them a nice hop around the garden.

Pro for me: I die laughing at three chickens that are hopping after a rogue cricket that is making a fast get away!

 

The gerbil boys like them too, although they are less agile at chasing after them. I think one might have gotten away and is now living with the gerbils.

[mullethunter]

I've wondered about them before when I've been buying mealworms

[Cat tails]

Crickets are a million times more fun! Had mealworms before too, but they just wolf those down.

Crickets get them running! You do have to give them a little head start though

[The Dogmother]

Mine have been chasing grasshoppers around the garden this summer; never known there to be so many!!

[Cat tails]

They had a real conundrum today. They wanted to chase the crickets, but Red, neighbours cat, was hanging around too.

Luckily he decided to chase a cricket himself. (Less successful than the chickens... )