Leaving crickets in enclosure?

[Salem George]

I recently(today) bought two Tailless Whip Scorpions, and one Vinegaroon. The pet shop I got them from also gave me the enclosures they were being kept in. In the Tailless Whip Scorpion enclosure, there are about 15 crickets, a good 6 or 7 of them are little baby ones. In the vinegaroon enclosure they are 5 or so crickets. I was wondering if I should leave them in there, or take them out. Thank you so much for any help.

 

[The Snark]

Crickets can be opportunity predators. They may decide to munch on your critters

 

[Salem George]

Crickets can be opportunity predators. They may decide to munch on your critters

Thank you so much, I'll take 'em out.

 

[wizentrop]

Agreed, take them out until you are certain your new animals are not stressed from the transfer.

 

[Salem George]

So, should I put a few crickets back in the enclosure and leave them after they've settled in? Or should I just drop a few crickets in when it's time to feed them, and take them out if they aren't eaten?

 

[pongdict]

So, should I put a few crickets back in the enclosure and leave them after they've settled in? Or should I just drop a few crickets in when it's time to feed them, and take them out if they aren't eaten?

Yup drop, take out if not eaten in a day/half a day. Try again in a few days.

 

[Salem George]

Sounds good, thank y'all so much for your help.

 

[viper69]

Remove food

 

[Edan bandoot]

You should post pictures of the enclosures and tell us how you'll be keeping them. If you're asking questions like this it's very likely that your animals benefit from some peer review.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

99.9% of the time, pet stores have them in completely inappropriate conditions. Too dry, no safe moulting site, overcrowded, and teeming with live prey that only serve to stress out the animal. There are plenty of threads here that discuss keeping methods, but we definitely encourage new keepers to post photos of their setup, as Edan suggested.
In general, you never want to leave uneaten live prey in with your animals for long. A moulting arachnid can easily be injured or killed by a cricket, and even if a moult is not imminent, the presence of unwanted prey can stress them out.