Bad batch of crickets?!

[RVS]

Today I found one of my subadult mantids (my favorite) dead for apparently no reason. The temperature and humidity was perfect. The only explanation I can think of would be the cricket I fed it last night. Is it possible I bought a diseased batch of crickets? I'm going to check on my other invertebrates which are at a different house now. I'm extremely concerned.

 

[Fini]

While I've never had anything die from bad crickets, food born illness is well documented. Sorry.

 

[TarantuChimp]

Same happend to my adult african Mantis, it was ood i fed her her weekly cricket and the next day.....she was dead as a door nail.

they shop changed from summer crickets to hardyer winter ones...