Dead red cricket

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A couple days ago I put a cricket in with my Blue Fang, today I noticed it had not ate it so on removing the cricket I noticed
75% of the cricket had a red color to it, never seen this before, any ideas what the red color was ?
 
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I've had it happen before in humid enclosures. I'm guessing bacteria that set in when it starts to decompose.
 
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At first I thought this thread might be referencing a planned sequel to Red Dead Redemption, but then my hopes sank...
 
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I bought a batch of crickets a couple of months ago and there were a couple of "red/dark pink" ones. I didn't like them and didn't use them as fodder because I thought maybe they were sick. They seemed well enough but it just felt wrong to risk it.
 
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katluc said:
I bought a batch of crickets a couple of months ago and there were a couple of "red/dark pink" ones. I didn't like them and didn't use them as fodder because I thought maybe they were sick. They seemed well enough but it just felt wrong to risk it.
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They were probably just freshly molted;)

Hint: if they were actually sick, they came from the same place as the others you did feed.
 
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Good point cold blood. I didn't realise they take on a red colour when they've just molted. Next time I suspect a sick cricket, I'll reject the lot.
 
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Weren't some kind if crickets called crazy reds being sold at some point? Was it only red after it died?
 
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Yes, it was red only after it died, Have feed over 40 Ts from the same group of crickets with no problems, Think at this point I agree with Hobo.
Thanks for sharing your ideas
 
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2bears said:
A couple days ago I put a cricket in with my Blue Fang, today I noticed it had not ate it so on removing the cricket I noticed
75% of the cricket had a red color to it, never seen this before, any ideas what the red color was ?
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Hey sorry to revive this old thread, but I just had the exact same experience today. I fed my chameleon and several of my Ts some crickets, and afterwards moved the egg crate to reveal dozens of dead crickets which seemed alarming.

I found a bright neon pink dead cricket that when I grabbed it leaked pink liquid everywhere.

I'm guessing this is a bacterial infection and I will be disposing of all the crickets as a precaution, but just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts about pink neon crickets.
 
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spooky7 said:
Hey sorry to revive this old thread, but I just had the exact same experience today. I fed my chameleon and several of my Ts some crickets, and afterwards moved the egg crate to reveal dozens of dead crickets which seemed alarming.

I found a bright neon pink dead cricket that when I grabbed it leaked pink liquid everywhere.

I'm guessing this is a bacterial infection and I will be disposing of all the crickets as a precaution, but just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts about pink neon crickets.
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What is their diet?
 
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This batch was being gut loaded on orange slices, carrots, and collard greens
 
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