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NervousNell
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Re: Cave Crickets
FYI- when it comes to cats- the females are the hunters.
So if you want the cat to hunt these little bastards, get a female cat.
My male cat would lie there and look at bugs.
My female goes into full on predator mode.
It's hysterical.
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by NervousNell
FYI- when it comes to cats- the females are the hunters.
So if you want the cat to hunt these little bastards, get a female cat.
My male cat would lie there and look at bugs.
My female goes into full on predator mode.
It's hysterical.
GOOD TIP! I'm 100% going to keep this in mind. 
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| Posted 11/14/19 11:18 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Cave Crickets
Get a female cat. See my post above!
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| Posted 11/14/19 11:28 AM |
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Sash
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by NervousNell
FYI- when it comes to cats- the females are the hunters.
So if you want the cat to hunt these little bastards, get a female cat.
My male cat would lie there and look at bugs.
My female goes into full on predator mode.
It's hysterical.
Typical, a female doing all the work while a male just stares at her. 
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| Posted 11/14/19 11:30 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
FYI- when it comes to cats- the females are the hunters.
So if you want the cat to hunt these little bastards, get a female cat.
My male cat would lie there and look at bugs.
My female goes into full on predator mode.
It's hysterical.
Typical, a female doing all the work while a male just stares at her.
LOL! Exactly. I even saw some video on Facebook recently with baby foxes in the wild and the dad fox was with them and they were all waiting for the mother fox to come back with a kill so they could eat.
So it's not just cats apparently!
Momma is bringing home the bacon-literally!
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| Posted 11/14/19 11:33 AM |
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LuckyStar
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Cave Crickets
WTH is a cave cricket?
I hate cats so if the solution were cats I’d be living with the crickets.
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| Posted 11/14/19 11:36 AM |
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beachbabe
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Re: Cave Crickets
The same thing with lions in the wild. The females do all the hunting and take care of the cubs and the males just sit there and impregnate them all 
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| Posted 11/14/19 12:13 PM |
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Tulips915
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by LuckyStar
WTH is a cave cricket?
I hate cats so if the solution were cats I’d be living with the crickets.
Google it. No one on this thread wants to see it on their screens
They are just awful creatures.
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| Posted 11/14/19 12:46 PM |
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angelicd77
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Cave Crickets
What about the really loud CRUNCH when you kill them?! BARFFFFFF!!!! I got one the other day with DH sandal in our basement and left it there. He was laughing hysterically when I told him he had to go down there and clean it up. He thought I was joking
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| Posted 11/14/19 1:39 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by angelicd77
What about the really loud CRUNCH when you kill them?! BARFFFFFF!!!! I got one the other day with DH sandal in our basement and left it there. He was laughing hysterically when I told him he had to go down there and clean it up. He thought I was joking
I shit you not, my DH bought this for catching bugs.
Because he skeeves bugs more than anyone.
You suck it up in this thing and then shoot it outside.
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Momma2015
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by LuckyStar
WTH is a cave cricket?
I hate cats so if the solution were cats I’d be living with the crickets.
Terrifying. They look like giant ass spiders that leap at you. 
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These mother effn bugs
I spray shout at them lol
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| Posted 11/14/19 2:31 PM |
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M514
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Cave Crickets
We get them too! The trick, for me at least, is to hit them from behind. It works every single time. I don’t think they can sense what is behind them. I just grab a shoe and give them a whack!
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angelicd77
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by angelicd77
What about the really loud CRUNCH when you kill them?! BARFFFFFF!!!! I got one the other day with DH sandal in our basement and left it there. He was laughing hysterically when I told him he had to go down there and clean it up. He thought I was joking
I shit you not, my DH bought this for catching bugs.
Because he skeeves bugs more than anyone.
You suck it up in this thing and then shoot it outside.
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Still have to get wayyyyyyy too close for that thing to work
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FirstMate
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Re: Cave Crickets
I have no idea but all I want to say is that I understand and I feel for you. They are freaking disgusting!!
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Mrs213
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Re: Cave Crickets
They are crickets that are beige and small. And the jump towards you instead of away from you cause they’re eyes are backwards or something. They have grasshopper legs and jump high. So picture trying to smash one and it suddenly jumps towards you. They should not exist...
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| Posted 11/14/19 5:41 PM |
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shadows
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Re: Cave Crickets
I’m so sorry to laugh at anyone’s expense but this thread is cracking me up! The dog watching a mouse eat its food, the poster who hates cats and would prefer the crickets, the dumb crickets jumping AT whatever they’re scared of - I just can’t. but OP I hope they go away quickly because they sound awful!!!
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shellyru
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Cave Crickets
And of course I go downstairs and there's a giant one in the laundry room. Ahhhhh
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| Posted 11/14/19 8:46 PM |
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TTCwithHope
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Re: Cave Crickets
The horror of those things. We had them in our last house and they lived in the basement. Every time I went down I held my breath, it’s like when you are going into a haunted house and you know someone is going to scare you and then they jump out and you scream anyways lol. I’m sorry I don't have recommendations. After I found one upstairs on my couch we moved (not just because of that but it helped the decision along lol)
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LuckyStar
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Cave Crickets
I googled. I’ve never seen one but they look disgusting. Possibly worse than a cat but I’m not sold on it.
I’m also from queens and don’t do wildlife. The first time raccoons got into our garbage I thought it was those people with the carts who collect the bottles. I asked my neighbor why the bottle people out here are slobs and they definitely thought I was on drugs.
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Mrs213
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by shadows
I’m so sorry to laugh at anyone’s expense but this thread is cracking me up! The dog watching a mouse eat its food, the poster who hates cats and would prefer the crickets, the dumb crickets jumping AT whatever they’re scared of - I just can’t. but OP I hope they go away quickly because they sound awful!!!
It’s no laughing matter when you encounter several at a time! Consider 6ourself lucky!!
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jerrysgirl
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Re: Cave Crickets
I live on the Lower level/ street level of a high ranch. It is finished and we have them. One was in the bathroom tonight and it was stuck in there with me so I was able to kill it with the toilet brush. They like dark and moist.
We can not use the glue traps because of the dog. The dog does nothing to help with this situation.
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Hofstra26
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by Mrs213
They are crickets that are beige and small. And the jump towards you instead of away from you cause they’re eyes are backwards or something. They have grasshopper legs and jump high. So picture trying to smash one and it suddenly jumps towards you. They should not exist...
Unfortunately, they are not all beige and small. I have had some giant a$$, toddler sized, black mother effers lunge at me. I've yet to recover, I'm still not OK.
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Momma2015
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by Mrs213
They are crickets that are beige and small. And the jump towards you instead of away from you cause they’re eyes are backwards or something. They have grasshopper legs and jump high. So picture trying to smash one and it suddenly jumps towards you. They should not exist...
Unfortunately, they are not all beige and small. I have had some giant a$$, toddler sized, black mother effers lunge at me. I've yet to recover, I'm still not OK.
YES! I was gonna say- mine are HUGE and black. The beige ones must be babies. I left my jeans to dry in my laundry room yesterday and this morning DH wouldn't go down and get them for me... I wore a pair of maternity jeans just so I wouldn't have to go down there since all my other jeans are ripped and not work appropriate. Not ashamed of this at all.
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Momma2015
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Re: Cave Crickets
Posted by shadows
I’m so sorry to laugh at anyone’s expense but this thread is cracking me up! The dog watching a mouse eat its food, the poster who hates cats and would prefer the crickets, the dumb crickets jumping AT whatever they’re scared of - I just can’t. but OP I hope they go away quickly because they sound awful!!!
Thanks! And mind you, my dogs were NOT small. We're talking a pit bull and golden retriever mix, so each was a solid 80 lbs. Big babies. 
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