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boxes are more easily inspected, and the loss by decay in 

 them very much less. 



For the preservation of frogs, crayfish, grasshoppers, etc., 

 a box with a wire netting is desirable. It should be 

 made of inch pine, six by six by eighteen inches, provided 

 with a lid and an opening for the hand, which can be 

 covered securely by a wooden shutter working on a pivot. 

 The box should have also a handle on the top of the 

 lid, the latter being held tight to the top by means 

 of two hooks and eyes; the front of the box being covered 

 with brass or copper gauze with one-eighth inch mesh. 



Frog Box 



The whole should be put together with brass screws, 

 hooks and hinges; this insures that there will be no rust, 

 and the box will then last a lifetime. 



Damp moss placed in the cage will keeps frogs alive for 

 weeks, especially if they are exposed to the sun for the 

 greater portion of the day. The moss should be renewed 

 at least once a week. 



If grasshoppers are to be kept longer than a week, small 

 green leaves should be given to them, those of the wild cherry 

 being the best, unless lettuce leaves can be obtained in a 

 fresh state; these form the best food for grasshoppers in 

 confinement. 



Crayfish, crickets, and almost all varieties of insect bait 



