Help!!!!! I've got crickets!!!

[moosmom]

Mary,

A cricket will bring me money?? Tell 'em I'll take it in 20's and 50's please. I haven't seen any since. I'm just afraid they will multiply. Come on $$$$$$!

[Hellow]

Mary,

A cricket will bring me money?? Tell 'em I'll take it in 20's and 50's please. I haven't seen any since. I'm just afraid they will multiply. Come on $$$$$$!

Big money big money!!!!

[Medusa]

Mary,

A cricket will bring me money?? Tell 'em I'll take it in 20's and 50's please. I haven't seen any since. I'm just afraid they will multiply. Come on $$$$$$!

If they multiply, so will your money. Chinese lore says that the more crickets in your house, the wealthier you can become. They even keep them in bamboo cages in their homes. Crickets die a natural death in your house anyhow, especially w/their natural predators (cats) around. Don't kill them, be thankful for them.

[columbine]

Crickets are seasonal, and have "big years" and "little years." This is probably a one-time occurrence. Just buy yourself a lottery ticket and consider them free cat toys/supplements, and they'll go away by themselves. They don't live very long.

Reggie - I live in a basement and welcome the spiders too, because they eat the moths who would otherwise eat my clothes, and the fruit flies who get in my juice and make unwanted punctuation on my computer screen. I've even come to terms with the silly house centipedes, because they eat ant eggs, and I really don't want to deal with ants (so far they're doing a great job).

Love, Columbine