Crickets can drown if you use small dishes of water. These water crystals are already hydrated and ready to use. You can save yourself a lot of time and money with these easy to use water crystals. Your crickets will get the moisture they need, without drowning. Your crickets will drink from the water crystals and all you will need to do is add a few to their dish as they consume them. Our water crystals are also good for other feeding insects including but not limited to roaches.