The Butterflies nutrient comes from the sugar water. Activity 6 Make sure to build the habitat a couple of weeks before receiving the crickets so the seeds have time to germinate. Dead crickets have an offensive smell. Remove them as soon as possible. Crickets do not like to be overcrowded.
Crickets are territorial.
Add a little sand to the center container of the habitat. Sprinkle cricket food in this area also. There is no set time for feeding the crickets. When the food disappears, add more. There is an ant farm in the Insect supplemental kit.